Employers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 7.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
7.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
7.6%
in 2024
All-time low
7.0%
in 2013
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Employers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991–2025

024681991200820251991: 7.51992: 7.51993: 7.51994: 7.51995: 7.51996: 7.51997: 7.51998: 7.41999: 7.42000: 7.42001: 7.32002: 7.32003: 7.22004: 7.22005: 7.22006: 7.12007: 7.12008: 7.12009: 72010: 72011: 72012: 72013: 72014: 7.12015: 7.12016: 72017: 7.12018: 7.22019: 7.32020: 7.32021: 7.42022: 7.52023: 7.52024: 7.62025: 7.6

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 7.6% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 7.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2013.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Employers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 7.5%
1992 7.5% +0.4%
1993 7.5% -0.4%
1994 7.5% -0.2%
1995 7.5% +0.1%
1996 7.5% +0.3%
1997 7.5% -0.1%
1998 7.4% -0.9%
1999 7.4% -0.4%
2000 7.4% -0.2%
2001 7.3% -1.1%
2002 7.3% -0.7%
2003 7.2% -0.3%
2004 7.2% -0.3%
2005 7.2% -0.7%
2006 7.1% -0.7%
2007 7.1% -0.5%
2008 7.1% -0.4%
2009 7.0% -0.7%
2010 7.0% +0.5%
2011 7.0% +0.0%
2012 7.0% -0.1%
2013 7.0% -0.8%
2014 7.1% +1.4%
2015 7.1% -0.2%
2016 7.0% -0.3%
2017 7.1% +0.4%
2018 7.2% +1.6%
2019 7.3% +1.7%
2020 7.3% -0.1%
2021 7.4% +1.8%
2022 7.5% +0.5%
2023 7.5% +0.8%
2024 7.6% +0.6%
2025 7.6% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.5% 7.4% 7.5% 9
2000s 7.2% 7.0% 7.4% 10
2010s 7.1% 7.0% 7.3% 10
2020s 7.5% 7.3% 7.6% 6

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Djibouti 20.8% compare
  2. 2 Nigeria 19.7% compare
  3. 3 Timor-Leste 16.2% compare
  4. 4 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
  5. 5 Uzbekistan 12.1% compare
  6. 6 Honduras 10.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend?
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Pre-demographic dividend was 7.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2013.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pre-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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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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).