Employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon, 1991–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2023, employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon stood at 10.8%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon peaked at 11.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1991.
That places Lebanon 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.3% | — |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +33.4% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +25.8% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 10.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 10.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.1%, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +33.4% | 5.4% | 7.1% |
| 2006 | +25.8% | 7.1% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 5 Uzbekistan 14.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 7 Honduras 11.8% compare
- 9 Greece 9.7% compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 9.4% compare
- 11 Australia 9.2% compare
More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon was 10.8% in 2023, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1991.
- How does Lebanon rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).