Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 6.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro is 6.1%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro peaked at 14.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2012.
That places Montenegro 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.5% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | -17.5% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +92.1% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -12.5% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +49.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 6.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 27% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 6.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +92.1% | 6.8% | 13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 5.3% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.2% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.2% | 8.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More gender data for Montenegro
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 102.79 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 509.77 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 509.77 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2985 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,550 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,345 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,447 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro was 6.1% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2012.
- How does Montenegro rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Montenegro ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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".