Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 15.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 15.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 19.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2015.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 25 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.7% | — |
| 1992 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 16.6% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 19.4% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 16.1% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 16.7% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.6% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 43.88 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 163.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.68 years (2018)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.14 years (2018)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 26.5% (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 15.9% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2015.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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".