Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area
Euro area: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 7.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 7.5% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area peaked at 8.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2000.
That places Euro area 23rd out of 25 groups 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 Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.1% | — |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7 |
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- Labor force, female 81.83 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2281 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.0473 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 28.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.0959 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1756 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 97.9% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.23 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.65 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area was 7.5% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2000.
- How does Euro area rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Euro area ranks 23rd out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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".