Employers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 9.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend is 9.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend peaked at 10.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2016.
That places IDA blend 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.4% | — |
| 1992 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 1 Djibouti 20.8% compare
- 2 Nigeria 19.7% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 16.2% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 12.1% compare
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend was 9.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2016.
- How does IDA blend rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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).