Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 11.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 11.1% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan peaked at 14.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 122nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.7% | — |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | -30.2% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +79.0% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -30.6% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +86.2% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -27.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 11.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.8%, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 11.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +86.2% | 7.6% | 14.1% |
| 1995 | +79.0% | 8.3% | 14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 8.3% | 14.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.6% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More gender data for Afghanistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,358 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.64 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 29,681 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 29,681 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 707,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 739,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 690,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 720,642 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 674,248 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan was 11.1% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".