Employers, total (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend stood at 3.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 4.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2025.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 36th of 47 groups 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.4% | — |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend was 3.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2025.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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).