Employers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 186th of 187 countries 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -29.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).