Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen
Yemen: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 25.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen stood at 25.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen peaked at 59.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2004.
That places Yemen 74th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.5% | — |
| 1992 | 59.9% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | -38.9% |
| 1994 | 39.2% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +181.2% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 25.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.8%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 25.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +181.2% | 14.7% | 41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 23.1% | 59.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 14.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 25.1% | 28.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 71 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.8% compare
- 72 Algeria 25.6% compare
- 73 Belize 25.4% compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 24.4% compare
- 76 Saint Lucia 24.2% compare
- 77 Sri Lanka 24.0% compare
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Yemen was 25.2% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2004.
- How does Yemen rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Yemen ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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".