Employers, total (% of total employment) in Georgia
Georgia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Georgia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Georgia recorded 3.7% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 125.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Georgia peaked at 3.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2006.
Georgia ranks 80th of 187 countries 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.1% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +42.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +136.3% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 77 Ireland 3.7% compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.7% compare
- 79 Bangladesh 3.7% compare
- 81 Israel 3.6% compare
- 82 Uruguay 3.6% compare
- 83 United States Virgin Islands 3.6% compare
More work & labour data for Georgia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5695 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5795 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0234 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,483 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 911.09 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,505 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,465 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 2,969 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Georgia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Georgia was 3.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2006.
- How does Georgia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Georgia ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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).