Employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total
IDA total: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total stood at 6.9%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total peaked at 7.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2009.
That places IDA total 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.3% | — |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 4 Angola 15.0% compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 14.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 7 Honduras 11.8% compare
- 8 Lebanon 10.8% compare
- 9 Greece 9.7% compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 9.4% compare
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total was 6.9% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2009.
- How does IDA total rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA total ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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).