Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland
Poland: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 10.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland, 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 Poland is 10.5%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland peaked at 21.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2016.
Poland ranks 126th of 187 countries 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.2% | — |
| 1992 | 20.5% | +19.3% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -3.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 10.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Poland's 10.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 123 Romania 11.1% compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 11.0% compare
- 125 Czechia 10.7% compare
- 127 French Polynesia 10.4% compare
- 128 Netherlands 10.3% compare
- 129 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 10.1% compare
More gender data for Poland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,820 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 32,378 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 32,378 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1351 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 143,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 152,211 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 147,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 156,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 149,758 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Poland was 10.5% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2016.
- How does Poland rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Poland ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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".