Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 28.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 28.0% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar peaked at 46.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2008.
Madagascar ranks 63rd 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.2% | — |
| 1992 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | -37.9% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -8.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 28.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.8%, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 28.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.8%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -37.9% | 46.0% | 28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 28.6% | 46.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 25.4% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.0% | 31.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,905 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,905 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar was 28.0% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2008.
- How does Madagascar rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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".