Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Estonia
Estonia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 4.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Estonia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 4.4% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Estonia peaked at 4.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1997.
That places Estonia 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -19.3% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -33.2% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +79.7% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -3.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 4.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 62% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 4.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +79.7% | 2.0% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More gender data for Estonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,124 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,124 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1883 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Estonia?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Estonia was 4.4% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1997.
- How does Estonia rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Estonia ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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".