Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income
Low income: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 39.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low 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 income is 39.1%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income peaked at 52.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2016.
Low income ranks 6th of 25 groups 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 52.5% | — |
| 1992 | 51.9% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 52.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 51.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.3% | 49.1% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 40.1% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 39.1% | 41.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More gender data for Low income
- Labor force, female 114.97 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1498 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.6893 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.416 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.7987 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.2992 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 (2024)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 123.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income was 39.1% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2016.
- How does Low income rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Low income ranks 6th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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".