Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Czechia
Czechia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 10.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Czechia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 10.7% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Czechia peaked at 10.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1991.
That places Czechia 125th 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | -26.2% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 6.8% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 10.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 10.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 4.6% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 122 Afghanistan 11.1% compare
- 123 Romania 11.1% compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 11.0% compare
- 126 Poland 10.5% compare
- 127 French Polynesia 10.4% compare
- 128 Netherlands 10.3% compare
More gender data for Czechia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,460 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,965 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,965 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.0155 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,538 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Czechia?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Czechia was 10.7% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Czechia ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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".