Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 7.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 7.8% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 15.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2016.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 150th 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.6% | — |
| 1992 | 14.3% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | -45.6% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 7.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 7.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2%, 33% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -45.6% | 15.7% | 8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 8.5% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 7 |
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More gender data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17.97 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.15 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 78.89 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 78.89 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.038 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 571 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 590 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 576 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 595 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 585 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 7.8% 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2016.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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".