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ItalyEmployers (% of total employment)

Category: LaborSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #19 of 187
Latest Value
6.8%
2025
YoY Change
+0.2%
20242025
Global Rank
#19
of 187 countries
Maximum
8.5%
2000
Minimum
6.7%
2023
CAGR
-0.9%
26 years
Last
6.8%
Previous
6.8%
Highest
8.5%
Lowest
6.7%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
20256.8%+0.2%
20246.8%+0.2%
20236.7%-0.1%
20226.8%-0.4%
20216.8%-0.7%
20206.8%-2.9%
20197.0%-0.5%
20187.1%-0.2%
20177.1%-2.5%
20167.3%-1.8%
20157.4%-1.4%
20147.5%-1.2%
20137.6%-1.0%
20127.7%-0.6%
20117.7%-1.0%
20107.8%+0.6%
20097.8%-2.5%
20087.9%-2.4%
20078.1%-0.8%
20068.2%-0.9%
20058.3%-2.4%
20048.5%+2.8%
20038.3%-0.6%
20028.3%-0.7%
20018.4%-1.5%
20008.5%

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 →