World - Employers

Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was 1.44 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 1.44 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.13 in 1993.

Definition: 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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 1.15
1992 1.14
1993 1.13
1994 1.15
1995 1.15
1996 1.14
1997 1.16
1998 1.16
1999 1.20
2000 1.18
2001 1.19
2002 1.18
2003 1.18
2004 1.21
2005 1.22
2006 1.24
2007 1.26
2008 1.28
2009 1.31
2010 1.29
2011 1.29
2012 1.32
2013 1.34
2014 1.34
2015 1.37
2016 1.39
2017 1.41
2018 1.44
2019 1.44

Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was 3.54 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 3.70 in 1991, while its lowest value was 3.25 in 2000.

Definition: 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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 3.70
1992 3.65
1993 3.58
1994 3.56
1995 3.49
1996 3.39
1997 3.37
1998 3.31
1999 3.30
2000 3.25
2001 3.32
2002 3.33
2003 3.35
2004 3.40
2005 3.40
2006 3.39
2007 3.34
2008 3.36
2009 3.37
2010 3.29
2011 3.29
2012 3.34
2013 3.31
2014 3.34
2015 3.38
2016 3.41
2017 3.50
2018 3.59
2019 3.54

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in World was 2.72 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 2.75 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.43 in 2000.

Definition: 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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 2.70
1992 2.66
1993 2.62
1994 2.61
1995 2.57
1996 2.51
1997 2.50
1998 2.46
1999 2.47
2000 2.43
2001 2.48
2002 2.48
2003 2.50
2004 2.54
2005 2.54
2006 2.54
2007 2.52
2008 2.54
2009 2.56
2010 2.51
2011 2.51
2012 2.55
2013 2.54
2014 2.56
2015 2.60
2016 2.63
2017 2.69
2018 2.75
2019 2.72

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity