South Asia - Employers

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

Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Asia was 0.548 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 0.850 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.347 in 2000.

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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 0.850
1992 0.788
1993 0.773
1994 0.686
1995 0.571
1996 0.512
1997 0.459
1998 0.414
1999 0.381
2000 0.347
2001 0.396
2002 0.425
2003 0.474
2004 0.453
2005 0.491
2006 0.434
2007 0.432
2008 0.437
2009 0.441
2010 0.435
2011 0.423
2012 0.406
2013 0.423
2014 0.440
2015 0.450
2016 0.471
2017 0.512
2018 0.522
2019 0.548

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

Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Asia was 2.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 2.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.09 in 2000.

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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 2.32
1992 2.28
1993 2.24
1994 2.19
1995 1.96
1996 1.74
1997 1.57
1998 1.37
1999 1.23
2000 1.09
2001 1.16
2002 1.24
2003 1.31
2004 1.42
2005 1.52
2006 1.48
2007 1.42
2008 1.39
2009 1.38
2010 1.35
2011 1.54
2012 1.70
2013 1.79
2014 1.88
2015 2.08
2016 2.26
2017 2.60
2018 2.74
2019 2.84

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

Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in South Asia was 2.33 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 2.33 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.91 in 2000.

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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 1.96
1992 1.92
1993 1.88
1994 1.82
1995 1.62
1996 1.43
1997 1.29
1998 1.14
1999 1.01
2000 0.91
2001 0.96
2002 1.04
2003 1.10
2004 1.17
2005 1.25
2006 1.22
2007 1.17
2008 1.16
2009 1.16
2010 1.13
2011 1.28
2012 1.42
2013 1.48
2014 1.56
2015 1.72
2016 1.86
2017 2.13
2018 2.25
2019 2.33

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity