Employers, total (% of total employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 2.8% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.1% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More work & labour data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 50.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total 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).