Employers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries stood at 2.9%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries peaked at 3.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1993.
That places Least developed countries 41st out of 47 groups 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More work & labour data for Least developed countries
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries was 2.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
- How does Least developed countries rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Least developed countries ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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).