Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 3.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 3.6% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 3.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1999.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.8%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More work & labour data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo was 3.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1999.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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).