Employers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom is 2.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom peaked at 4.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.7% | — |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +0.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 48% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 2.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in United Kingdom was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- United Kingdom ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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).