Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 30.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low & middle income, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low & middle income is 30.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low & middle income peaked at 30.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1991.
Low & middle income ranks 8th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.5% | — |
| 1992 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 27.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 27.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 25.5% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 26.6% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.1% | 30.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More gender data for Low & middle income
- Labor force, female 1.17 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1724 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 11.85 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 11.94 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.7% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 41.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low & middle income?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low & middle income was 30.6% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1991.
- How does Low & middle income rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Low & middle income ranks 8th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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".