Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Comoros
Comoros: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 58.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Comoros, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Comoros is 58.5%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Comoros peaked at 69.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2016.
That places Comoros 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.0% | — |
| 1992 | 66.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 69.7% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 67.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | -0.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 58.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 58.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 64.2% | 69.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 58.9% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 58.5% | 60.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More gender data for Comoros
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 340.83 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8229 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 623.43 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 623.43 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,707 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,541 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,404 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Comoros?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Comoros was 58.5% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2016.
- How does Comoros rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Comoros ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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".