Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 16.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan, 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 Uzbekistan is 16.4%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan peaked at 24.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2015.
That places Uzbekistan 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.0% | — |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +31.9% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +2.9% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 16.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 16.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +31.9% | 16.6% | 22.0% |
| 1997 | +27.6% | 16.5% | 21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 16.5% | 22.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 16.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 104 Albania 16.7% compare
- 105 Argentina 16.4% compare
- 106 Morocco 16.4% compare
- 108 North Macedonia 15.6% compare
- 109 Turkmenistan 15.4% compare
- 110 Timor-Leste 14.8% compare
More gender data for Uzbekistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,649 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 27,599 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 27,599 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 438,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 471,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 445,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 479,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 444,543 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan was 16.4% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2015.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Uzbekistan ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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".