Employers, male (% of male employment) in High income
High income: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in High income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in High income stood at 4.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in High income peaked at 5.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2025.
That places High income 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.6% | — |
| 1992 | 5.6% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in High income?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in High income was 4.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2025.
- How does High income rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- High income ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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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About this data
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).