Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta
Malta: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 4.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta, 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 Malta is 4.5%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta peaked at 6.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2002.
Malta ranks 172nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +69.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -37.1% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -12.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 64% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +69.7% | 3.5% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malta was 4.5% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malta ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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".