Employers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only is 4.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only peaked at 4.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1991.
IBRD only ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
| 1992 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More work & labour data for IBRD only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only was 4.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1991.
- How does IBRD only rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- IBRD only ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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).