Employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon

Lebanon: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 10.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
8th
of 187 countries
All-time high
11.4%
in 2019
All-time low
5.3%
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Employers, male (% of male employment) in Lebanon, 1991–2023

02.557.51012.51991200720231991: 5.31992: 5.41993: 5.41994: 5.41995: 5.41996: 5.41997: 5.41998: 5.41999: 5.42000: 5.32001: 5.32002: 5.32003: 5.32004: 5.42005: 7.12006: 92007: 10.82008: 10.82009: 10.82010: 10.92011: 10.92012: 10.92013: 112014: 112015: 11.12016: 11.22017: 11.22018: 11.32019: 11.42020: 10.92021: 10.92022: 10.72023: 10.8

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

Annual values for Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Lebanon, 1991 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +33.4% 5.4% 7.1%
2006 +25.8% 7.1% 9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Uzbekistan 14.2% compare
  2. 6 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
  3. 7 Honduras 11.8% compare
  4. 9 Greece 9.7% compare
  5. 10 Sao Tome and Principe 9.4% compare
  6. 11 Australia 9.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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).