Employers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 3.8% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 3.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1991.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, 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) in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.3% | — |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 24 Central African Republic 6.0% compare
- 25 Lesotho 5.9% compare
- 26 New Zealand 5.8% compare
- 27 Guyana 5.8% compare
- 28 Niger 5.7% compare
- 29 South Africa 5.6% compare
- 30 Cuba 5.6% compare
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia was 3.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1991.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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).