Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belgium
Belgium: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 12.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belgium, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 12.3% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belgium peaked at 16.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2001.
That places Belgium 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.9% | — |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 15.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 12.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 12.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.5%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -26.7% | 16.0% | 11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 11.8% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 10.8% | 12.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More gender data for Belgium
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,701 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,123 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,123 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 49,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 52,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 50,100 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 52,519 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 53,460 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belgium?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Belgium was 12.3% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2001.
- How does Belgium rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Belgium ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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".