Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 43.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 43.0% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 58.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2005.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 32nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.9% | — |
| 1992 | 58.3% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 57.3% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | -48.8% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +54.7% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +2.2% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 43.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 43.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.4%, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +54.7% | 26.8% | 41.4% |
| 1996 | -48.8% | 57.0% | 29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 29.2% | 58.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.4% | 26.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 39.5% | 43.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 29 Papua New Guinea 44.3% compare
- 30 Tajikistan 43.2% compare
- 31 Mauritania 43.0% compare
- 33 Colombia 41.1% compare
- 34 Mozambique 40.4% compare
- 35 Viet Nam 40.3% compare
More gender data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,335 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6,022 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6,022 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 77,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 80,573 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 76,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 80,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 76,857 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 43.0% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2005.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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".