Employers, total (% of total employment) in Liberia
Liberia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Liberia is 1.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Liberia peaked at 1.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1995.
Liberia ranks 156th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.5% | — |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 153 Zambia 1.6% compare
- 154 Kyrgyzstan 1.5% compare
- 155 Côte d'Ivoire 1.5% compare
- 157 Pakistan 1.5% compare
- 158 Romania 1.4% compare
- 159 Russian Federation 1.4% compare
More work & labour data for Liberia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,689 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,115 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,410 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,256 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Liberia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Liberia was 1.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1995.
- How does Liberia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Liberia ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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).