Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 10.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in French Polynesia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in French Polynesia stood at 10.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in French Polynesia peaked at 13.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2009.
That places French Polynesia 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9% | — |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -25.8% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.2% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 11.0% compare
- 125 Czechia 10.7% compare
- 126 Poland 10.5% compare
- 128 Netherlands 10.3% compare
- 129 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 10.1% compare
- 130 Lebanon 9.9% compare
More gender data for French Polynesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 45.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 240.48 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 240.48 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7584 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,463 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in French Polynesia?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in French Polynesia was 10.4% 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2009.
- How does French Polynesia rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- French Polynesia ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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".