Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 30.7% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia stood at 30.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia peaked at 34.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2002.
That places Cambodia 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.4% | — |
| 1992 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 32.5% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -41.0% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -1.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 30.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 30.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.4%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia 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 | -41.0% | 32.9% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 29.3% | 34.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 19.4% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 30.7% | 32.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia was 30.7% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2002.
- How does Cambodia rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cambodia ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia 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".