Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 30.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 30.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 56.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2008.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 59th 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.8% | — |
| 1992 | 53.3% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 56.4% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 47.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +2.2% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 30.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 30.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.8%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Sao Tome and Principe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -30.8% | 49.2% | 34.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 47.2% | 56.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 27.2% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.2% | 30.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More gender data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.9834 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 170.29 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 170.29 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,245 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,189 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,129 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Sao Tome and Principe was 30.0% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2008.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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".