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

· higher is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025

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  1. 1Djibouti20.8
  2. 2Nigeria19.7
  3. 3Timor-Leste16.2
  4. 4Azerbaijan13.1
  5. 5Uzbekistan12.1
  6. 6Honduras10.2
  7. 7Angola9.6
  8. 8Sao Tome and Principe9
  9. 9Tonga8.1
  10. 10Papua New Guinea7.5
  11. 11Ghana7.5
  12. 12Greece7.4
  13. 13Switzerland7.3
  14. 14Yemen, Rep.7.1
  15. 15Tunisia7
  16. 16Australia7
  17. 17Italy6.8
  18. 18Namibia6.6
  19. 19Croatia6.4
  20. 20Somalia, Fed. Rep.6.2
  21. 21Uganda6.1
  22. 22Central African Republic6
  23. 23Lesotho5.9
  24. 24New Zealand5.8
  25. 25Guyana5.8
  26. 26Niger5.7
  27. 27South Africa5.6
  28. 28Cuba5.6
  29. 29Mexico5.5
  30. 30Nicaragua5.4
  31. 31Belize5.3
  32. 32Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5.3
  33. 33Paraguay5.2
  34. 34Gambia, The5.1
  35. 35Latvia5
  36. 36Korea, Rep.5
  37. 37Estonia5
  38. 38Iceland4.9
  39. 39Bulgaria4.9
  40. 40El Salvador4.8
  41. 41France4.8
  42. 42Portugal4.8
  43. 43St. Lucia4.8
  44. 44Algeria4.6
  45. 45Turkiye4.6
  46. 46Morocco4.5
  47. 47Iraq4.5
  48. 48Eritrea4.5
  49. 49Trinidad and Tobago4.5
  50. 50Spain4.5
  51. 51Equatorial Guinea4.4
  52. 52Channel Islands4.4
  53. 53Austria4.3
  54. 54Libya4.3
  55. 55China4.3
  56. 56North Macedonia4.3
  57. 57Albania4.2
  58. 58Brazil4.2
  59. 59Cabo Verde4.2
  60. 60Jamaica4.2
  61. 61Dominican Republic4.1
  62. 62Mauritania4.1
  63. 63Suriname4.1
  64. 64Bosnia and Herzegovina4
  65. 65Poland3.9
  66. 66Madagascar3.9
  67. 67Saudi Arabia3.9
  68. 68Peru3.8
  69. 69Malta3.8
  70. 70Germany3.8
  71. 71Hungary3.8
  72. 72Guam3.8
  73. 73Turkmenistan3.8
  74. 74Ireland3.7
  75. 75St. Vincent and the Grenadines3.7
  76. 76Bangladesh3.7
  77. 77Georgia3.7
  78. 78Israel3.6
  79. 79Uruguay3.6
  80. 80Virgin Islands (U.S.)3.6
  81. 81Bolivia3.6
  82. 82Syrian Arab Republic3.6
  83. 83United Arab Emirates3.6
  84. 84Congo, Dem. Rep.3.6
  85. 85Belgium3.6
  86. 86Malaysia3.5
  87. 87Macao SAR, China3.4
  88. 88French Polynesia3.4
  89. 89Iran, Islamic Rep.3.4
  90. 90Singapore3.4
  91. 91Luxembourg3.4
  92. 92Indonesia3.4
  93. 93Netherlands3.4
  94. 94Sweden3.4
  95. 95Canada3.4
  96. 96Jordan3.4
  97. 97Slovenia3.4
  98. 98India3.3
  99. 99Argentina3.3
  100. 100Tajikistan3.3
  101. 101Costa Rica3.2
  102. 102Cambodia3.2
  103. 103Maldives3.1
  104. 104Serbia3.1
  105. 105Venezuela, RB3.1
  106. 106Slovak Republic3.1
  107. 107Finland3.1
  108. 108Montenegro3.1
  109. 109Egypt, Arab Rep.3
  110. 110Chile3
  111. 111New Caledonia3
  112. 112Guatemala2.9
  113. 113Mauritius2.9
  114. 114Samoa2.9
  115. 115Sri Lanka2.8
  116. 116Mongolia2.8
  117. 117Brunei Darussalam2.8
  118. 118Guinea2.8
  119. 119Sierra Leone2.8
  120. 120Thailand2.7
  121. 121Panama2.7
  122. 122Colombia2.7
  123. 123Vanuatu2.6
  124. 124Gabon2.6
  125. 125Myanmar2.6
  126. 126Zimbabwe2.6
  127. 127Philippines2.5
  128. 128Denmark2.5
  129. 129Botswana2.5
  130. 130Puerto Rico (US)2.3
  131. 131United States2.3
  132. 132Czechia2.2
  133. 133Ecuador2.2
  134. 134Burkina Faso2
  135. 135Viet Nam1.9
  136. 136Hong Kong SAR, China1.9
  137. 137Eswatini1.8
  138. 138Cyprus1.8
  139. 139Cameroon1.7
  140. 140Bahrain1.7
  141. 141Tanzania1.7
  142. 142Afghanistan1.6
  143. 143Mozambique1.6
  144. 144United Kingdom1.6
  145. 145Nepal1.6
  146. 146Togo1.6
  147. 147Japan1.6
  148. 148Zambia1.6
  149. 149Kyrgyz Republic1.5
  150. 150Cote d'Ivoire1.5
  151. 151Liberia1.5
  152. 152Pakistan1.5
  153. 153Romania1.4
  154. 154Russian Federation1.4
  155. 155Malawi1.4
  156. 156Senegal1.3
  157. 157Chad1.3
  158. 158Kazakhstan1.3
  159. 159Benin1.3
  160. 160Solomon Islands1.3
  161. 161Fiji1.3
  162. 162Burundi1.2
  163. 163Oman1.1
  164. 164Lithuania1.1
  165. 165Bahamas, The1.1
  166. 166Rwanda1.1
  167. 167Comoros1.1
  168. 168Kenya0.97
  169. 169Congo, Rep.0.86
  170. 170Armenia0.82
  171. 171Haiti0.8
  172. 172Lao PDR0.76
  173. 173Kuwait0.76
  174. 174Barbados0.75
  175. 175Norway0.71
  176. 176Mali0.59
  177. 177Guinea-Bissau0.52
  178. 178Belarus0.51
  179. 179Bhutan0.48
  180. 180Qatar0.38
  181. 181Ethiopia0.17
  182. 182Moldova0.16

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