Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mali
Mali: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Mali stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Mali peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Mali ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +55.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -34.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +53.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +24.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Mali
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3606 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5389 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,195 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 79,354 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Mali?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Mali was 0.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mali ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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).