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

Name: Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: economic, % of male employment, employers, male, employment, modeled, ilo, estimate

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•186 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

4.8% of male employment

Median: 4.2% of male employment

Countries Covered

186

with available data

Highest

Nigeria

28.2% of male employment

Lowest

Ethiopia

0.2% of male employment

Top 5 Countries

1Nigeria28.2% of male employment

2Djibouti23.2% of male employment

3Timor-Leste16.8% of male employment

4Angola15.0% of male employment

5Uzbekistan14.2% of male employment

By Region

Oceania8.3% of male employment(2 countries)

Africa8.2% of male employment(9 countries)

Europe5.2% of male employment(32 countries)

Other4.6% of male employment(106 countries)

North America4.6% of male employment(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.2% of male employment)High (28.2% of male employment)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.8% of male employment)

Oceania (2)

Africa (9)

Europe (32)

Other (106)

North America (4)

South America (7)

Asia (26)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Nigeria	28.2% of male employment
2	Djibouti	23.2% of male employment
3	Timor-Leste	16.8% of male employment
4	Angola	15.0% of male employment
5	Uzbekistan	14.2% of male employment
6	Azerbaijan	13.1% of male employment
7	Honduras	11.8% of male employment
8	Lebanon	10.8% of male employment
9	Greece	9.7% of male employment
10	Sao Tome and Principe	9.4% of male employment
11	Australia	9.2% of male employment
12	Switzerland	9.0% of male employment
13	Papua New Guinea	8.9% of male employment
14	Italy	8.7% of male employment
15	Niger	8.7% of male employment
16	Tunisia	8.5% of male employment
17	Republic of The Gambia	8.4% of male employment
18	Croatia	8.4% of male employment
19	Central African Republic	8.4% of male employment
20	Sudan	8.1% of male employment
21	Ghana	8.1% of male employment
22	Namibia	8.0% of male employment
23	North Korea	8.0% of male employment
24	Uganda	7.9% of male employment
25	Tonga	7.9% of male employment
26	Estonia	7.6% of male employment
27	South Africa	7.6% of male employment
28	New Zealand	7.4% of male employment
29	Yemen	7.3% of male employment
30	Guyana	7.2% of male employment
31	Mexico	7.1% of male employment
32	Cuba	7.1% of male employment
33	Nicaragua	7.1% of male employment
34	Latvia	7.1% of male employment
35	Iceland	6.9% of male employment
36	Belize	6.9% of male employment
37	Paraguay	6.8% of male employment
38	Lesotho	6.8% of male employment
39	Saint Lucia	6.7% of male employment
40	Portugal	6.6% of male employment
41	France	6.5% of male employment
42	South Korea	6.4% of male employment
43	Bulgaria	6.4% of male employment
44	Somalia	6.2% of male employment
45	State of Palestine	6.1% of male employment
46	Türkiye	6.1% of male employment
47	Austria	6.0% of male employment
48	El Salvador	6.0% of male employment
49	Eritrea	5.9% of male employment
50	Albania	5.8% of male employment
51	Israel	5.8% of male employment
52	Spain	5.7% of male employment
53	The Republic of North Macedonia	5.7% of male employment
54	Mauritania	5.6% of male employment
55	People's Republic of China	5.6% of male employment
56	Cape Verde	5.5% of male employment
57	Dominican Republic	5.5% of male employment
58	Malta	5.5% of male employment
59	Equatorial Guinea	5.5% of male employment
60	Trinidad and Tobago	5.5% of male employment
61	Hungary	5.4% of male employment
62	Germany	5.4% of male employment
63	Turkmenistan	5.4% of male employment
64	Bangladesh	5.2% of male employment
65	Ireland	5.2% of male employment
66	Madagascar	5.2% of male employment
67	Peru	5.2% of male employment
68	Poland	5.1% of male employment
69	Brazil	5.1% of male employment
70	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5.1% of male employment
71	Jamaica	5.1% of male employment
72	Guam	5.1% of male employment
73	Algeria	5.1% of male employment
74	Macao	5.0% of male employment
75	Sweden	5.0% of male employment
76	Iraq	4.9% of male employment
77	Bolivia	4.9% of male employment
78	Morocco	4.9% of male employment
79	Virgin Islands, U.S.	4.9% of male employment
80	Uruguay	4.8% of male employment
81	Belgium	4.8% of male employment
82	Slovakia	4.8% of male employment
83	Georgia	4.7% of male employment
84	Netherlands	4.7% of male employment
85	Canada	4.7% of male employment
86	Slovenia	4.6% of male employment
87	Finland	4.6% of male employment
88	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4.5% of male employment
89	Libya	4.4% of male employment
90	India	4.4% of male employment
91	Singapore	4.4% of male employment
92	Indonesia	4.4% of male employment
93	Montenegro	4.3% of male employment
94	Mauritius	4.2% of male employment
95	Suriname	4.2% of male employment
96	Saudi Arabia	4.1% of male employment
97	French Polynesia	4.1% of male employment
98	Syrian Arab Republic	4.1% of male employment
99	Argentina	4.0% of male employment
100	Luxembourg	4.0% of male employment
101	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.9% of male employment
102	Chile	3.9% of male employment
103	Serbia	3.8% of male employment
104	Jordan	3.8% of male employment
105	Costa Rica	3.8% of male employment
106	United Arab Emirates	3.8% of male employment
107	Maldives	3.8% of male employment
108	Islamic Republic of Iran	3.8% of male employment
109	Sri Lanka	3.7% of male employment
110	Tajikistan	3.7% of male employment
111	Venezuela	3.7% of male employment
112	Malaysia	3.6% of male employment
113	Denmark	3.6% of male employment
114	Thailand	3.6% of male employment
115	Cambodia	3.6% of male employment
116	Samoa	3.6% of male employment
117	New Caledonia	3.6% of male employment
118	Egypt	3.5% of male employment
119	Vanuatu	3.5% of male employment
120	Panama	3.5% of male employment
121	Zimbabwe	3.4% of male employment
122	Botswana	3.4% of male employment
123	Myanmar	3.3% of male employment
124	Guatemala	3.3% of male employment
125	Colombia	3.2% of male employment
126	United States of America	3.2% of male employment
127	Gabon	3.1% of male employment
128	Mongolia	3.0% of male employment
129	Hong Kong	3.0% of male employment
130	Philippines	3.0% of male employment
131	Czech Republic	3.0% of male employment
132	Ukraine	2.9% of male employment
133	Brunei Darussalam	2.8% of male employment
134	Puerto Rico	2.8% of male employment
135	Vietnam	2.8% of male employment
136	Burkina Faso	2.7% of male employment
137	Ecuador	2.7% of male employment
138	Mozambique	2.7% of male employment
139	South Sudan	2.5% of male employment
140	Cyprus	2.5% of male employment
141	Guinea	2.5% of male employment
142	Kyrgyzstan	2.4% of male employment
143	Japan	2.3% of male employment
144	Cameroon	2.3% of male employment
145	United Kingdom	2.3% of male employment
146	United Republic of Tanzania	2.3% of male employment
147	Nepal	2.2% of male employment
148	Togo	2.2% of male employment
149	Sierra Leone	2.1% of male employment
150	Cote d'Ivoire	2.1% of male employment
151	Solomon Islands	2.0% of male employment
152	Zambia	2.0% of male employment
153	Romania	1.9% of male employment
154	Liberia	1.9% of male employment
155	Russian Federation	1.9% of male employment
156	Pakistan	1.9% of male employment
157	Benin	1.9% of male employment
158	Chad	1.9% of male employment
159	Burundi	1.8% of male employment
160	Senegal	1.8% of male employment
161	Kazakhstan	1.7% of male employment
162	Afghanistan	1.7% of male employment
163	Malawi	1.6% of male employment
164	Eswatini	1.6% of male employment
165	Lithuania	1.6% of male employment
166	Bahrain	1.5% of male employment
167	Armenia	1.2% of male employment
168	Rwanda	1.2% of male employment
169	Republic of the Congo	1.2% of male employment
170	Oman	1.2% of male employment
171	Kenya	1.1% of male employment
172	Fiji	1.1% of male employment
173	Comoros	1.0% of male employment
174	Norway	1.0% of male employment
175	Barbados	1.0% of male employment
176	Bahamas	0.9% of male employment
177	Lao People's Democratic Republic	0.9% of male employment
178	Mali	0.8% of male employment
179	Kuwait	0.8% of male employment
180	Guinea-Bissau	0.7% of male employment
181	Belarus	0.7% of male employment
182	Bhutan	0.6% of male employment
183	Qatar	0.3% of male employment
184	Haiti	0.3% of male employment
185	Moldova, Republic of	0.2% of male employment
186	Ethiopia	0.2% of male employment

Showing 186 of 186 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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