Employers, total (% of total employment) in Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Republic of Moldova, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Republic of Moldova is 0.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Republic of Moldova peaked at 1.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
Republic of Moldova ranks 187th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Republic of Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +52.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +32.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -39.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -35.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Republic of Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Republic of Moldova?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Republic of Moldova was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Republic of Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Republic of Moldova rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Republic of Moldova ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Republic of Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Moldova 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).