Employers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Employers, male (% of male employment) was 9.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 9.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 9.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2020.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.6% | — |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Nigeria 28.2% compare
- 2 Djibouti 23.2% compare
- 3 East Timor 16.8% compare
- 4 Angola 15.0% compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 14.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 7 Honduras 11.8% compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 49.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 71.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 9.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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).