Employers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon, 1991–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2023, employers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon peaked at 9.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.5% | — |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Lebanon was 9.0% in 2023, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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).