Employers, total (% of total employment) in Angola
Angola: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 9.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Angola is 9.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Angola peaked at 9.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1991.
Angola ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.4% | — |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 4 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 12.1% compare
- 6 Honduras 10.2% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 9.0% compare
- 9 Lebanon 9.0% compare
- 10 Tonga 8.1% compare
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Angola?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Angola was 9.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1991.
- How does Angola rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Angola ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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).