Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize
Belize: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 25.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Belize recorded 25.4% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize peaked at 25.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1992.
That places Belize 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.6% | — |
| 1992 | 15.3% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +16.9% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | +48.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 15.3% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 17.0% | 25.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 70 Dominican Republic 26.4% compare
- 71 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.8% compare
- 72 Algeria 25.6% compare
- 74 Yemen 25.2% compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 24.4% compare
- 76 Saint Lucia 24.2% compare
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize was 25.4% 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1992.
- How does Belize rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Belize ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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".