Employers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 3.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 3.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2012.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 43 Bulgaria 6.4% compare
- 44 Channel Islands 6.3% compare
- 45 Somalia 6.2% compare
- 46 Palestine, State of 6.1% compare
- 47 Türkiye 6.1% compare
- 48 Austria 6.0% compare
- 49 El Salvador 6.0% compare
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2012.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).