Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in World
World: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 25.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in World, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
World recorded 25.9% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in World peaked at 25.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1991.
That places World 11th 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.8% | — |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.8% | 21.8% | 23.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.7% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.7% | 25.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near World
More gender data for World
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1.96 million (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6.61 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6.61 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 39.48 (2027)
- Prevalence of obesity, female 15.1% (2016)
- Prevalence of obesity, male 11.1% (2016)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in World?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in World was 25.9% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1991.
- How does World rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- World ranks 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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".