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AlgeriaEmployers (% of total employment)

Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #47 of 187
Latest Value
4.6%
2025
YoY Change
+0.3%
20242025
Global Rank
#47
of 187 countries
Maximum
7.1%
2001
Minimum
3.4%
2011
CAGR
-1.7%
26 years
Last
4.6%
Previous
4.6%
Highest
7.1%
Lowest
3.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
20254.6%+0.3%
20244.6%+0.4%
20234.6%+0.3%
20224.6%+0.7%
20214.6%+1.2%
20204.5%-3.1%
20194.7%+0.3%
20184.6%+0.5%
20174.6%+2.9%
20164.5%+3.0%
20154.4%+2.9%
20144.2%+3.1%
20134.1%+8.9%
20123.8%+9.7%
20113.4%-8.4%
20103.8%-8.0%
20094.1%-7.6%
20084.4%-6.9%
20074.7%-6.3%
20065.1%-5.8%
20055.4%-5.2%
20045.7%-4.9%
20036.0%-8.5%
20026.5%-7.8%
20017.1%+0.4%
20007.0%

Top Countries — Employers (% of total employment)

#CountryValueYear
1Djibouti20.8%2025
2Nigeria19.7%2025
3Timor-Leste16.2%2025
4Azerbaijan13.1%2025
5Uzbekistan12.1%2025
6Honduras10.2%2025
7Angola9.6%2025
8Sao Tome and Principe9.0%2025
9Lebanon9.0%2023
10Tonga8.1%2025
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About This Indicator

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).

Methodology

Data compiled by ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026.

Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →