Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members
OECD members: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 8.1% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members, 1991–2015
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2015, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members stood at 8.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members peaked at 9.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2015.
That places OECD members 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.6% | — |
| 1992 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 12.3% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members was 8.1% in 2015, 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2015.
- How does OECD members rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- OECD members ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2015.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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".