Employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA only recorded 3.7% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA only peaked at 4.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2009.
That places IDA only 39th 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.7% | — |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More work & labour data for IDA only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA only?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA only was 3.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2009.
- How does IDA only rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA only ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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).