Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belarus
Belarus: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 3.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belarus, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 3.2% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belarus peaked at 3.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 183rd 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, male (% of male employment) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +49.5% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 180 Brunei Darussalam 4.9% compare
- 181 Macau, China 4.1% compare
- 182 Saudi Arabia 3.2% compare
- 184 Kuwait 2.5% compare
- 185 Bahrain 1.7% compare
- 186 United Arab Emirates 0.4% compare
More gender data for Belarus
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,148 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,539 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,539 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.033 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,508 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 32,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 31,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 32,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,618 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belarus?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belarus was 3.2% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Belarus ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male 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".