Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt
Egypt: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 8.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt stood at 8.4%.
That represents a change of up 31.7% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt peaked at 14.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.1% | — |
| 1992 | 13.3% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -25.2% |
| 2000 | 12.3% | +58.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -41.9% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +95.5% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +31.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 8.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 8.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +95.5% | 6.9% | 13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 7.8% | 14.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 6.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 6.4% | 13.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More gender data for Egypt
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 36,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6533 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 90,490 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 90,490 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Egypt was 8.4% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Egypt ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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".