Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in India
India: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 54.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in India, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
India recorded 54.7% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in India peaked at 57.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2002.
That places India 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55.3% | — |
| 1992 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 56.9% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 56.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 56.8% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | +1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 54.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 54.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 30.9%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 55.3% | 57.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 46.5% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 50.7% | 55.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in India?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in India was 54.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2002.
- How does India rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- India ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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".