Employers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 3.3% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 3.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2020.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 3.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2020.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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).