Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 7.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 7.1% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland peaked at 8.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.2% | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -48.2% |
| 1997 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +89.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -1.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 7.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 7.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +89.3% | 3.8% | 7.3% |
| 1996 | -48.2% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 149 Syrian Arab Republic 7.8% compare
- 150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.8% compare
- 151 Belgium 7.1% compare
- 153 Lithuania 7.1% compare
- 154 Finland 6.9% compare
- 155 Channel Islands 6.8% compare
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland was 7.1% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Switzerland ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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".