Employers, total (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 1.5%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 3.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2013.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +38.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +45.4% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More work & labour data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,166 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Côte d'Ivoire was 1.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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).