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FranceEmployers (% of total employment)

Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #44 of 187
Latest Value
4.8%
2025
YoY Change
+0.4%
20242025
Global Rank
#44
of 187 countries
Maximum
5.0%
2022
Minimum
4.2%
2017
CAGR
+0.4%
26 years
Last
4.8%
Previous
4.8%
Highest
5.0%
Lowest
4.2%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
20254.8%+0.4%
20244.8%-1.5%
20234.8%-3.8%
20225.0%+1.8%
20214.9%+17.5%
20204.2%-0.8%
20194.2%+0.3%
20184.2%+0.8%
20174.2%-1.5%
20164.3%-0.4%
20154.3%+0.7%
20144.2%-1.3%
20134.3%-1.5%
20124.4%-2.4%
20114.5%-0.1%
20104.5%-0.9%
20094.5%-3.0%
20084.7%+5.4%
20074.4%-1.2%
20064.5%+2.7%
20054.4%-0.0%
20044.4%-1.1%
20034.4%+4.4%
20024.2%-0.5%
20014.2%-2.1%
20004.3%

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 →