Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle income
Middle income: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 29.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 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 Middle income is 29.4%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle income peaked at 29.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1991.
Middle income ranks 9th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.8% | — |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.2% | 22.8% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.5% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 27.6% | 29.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More gender data for Middle income
- Labor force, female 1.06 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1753 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 16.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 118.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.5 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 12.34 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 40.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle income?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle income was 29.4% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1991.
- How does Middle income rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle income ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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".