Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Korea
Korea: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 13.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Korea, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Korea recorded 13.7% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Korea peaked at 19.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2016.
Korea ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.1% | — |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -3.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 13.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Korea's 13.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.4%, 78% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.5% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.7% | 15.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 110 Timor-Leste 14.8% compare
- 111 Ukraine 13.8% compare
- 112 Iraq 13.7% compare
- 114 Solomon Islands 13.1% compare
- 115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.9% compare
- 116 Costa Rica 12.4% compare
More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Korea?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Korea was 13.7% 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2016.
- How does Korea rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Korea ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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".