Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 22.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 22.0% 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 22.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1991.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.9% | — |
| 1992 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.1% | 13.9% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 22.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific was 22.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1991.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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".