Employers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 5.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1991.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.4%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 4.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago was 4.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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).