Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 20.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 20.3%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income peaked at 20.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1991.
That places Upper middle income 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9% | — |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 15.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.9% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 18.8% | 20.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More gender data for Upper middle income
- Labor force, female 654.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2127 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4977 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.61 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.13 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 26.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income was 20.3% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1991.
- How does Upper middle income rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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".