Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Laos
Laos: Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Laos, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Laos stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Laos peaked at 1.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1992.
That places Laos 178th out of 187 countries 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) (modeled ILO estimate) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 26% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More work & labour data for Laos
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Laos?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Laos was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1992.
- How does Laos rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Laos ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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).