Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 23.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 23.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 23.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1991.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th of 25 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.2% | — |
| 1992 | 14.6% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 14.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.0% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 22.4% | 23.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 509.13 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2375 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3756 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.74 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.4% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.88 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.37 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.0% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 30.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 23.8% 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1991.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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".