Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Czechia
Czechia: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 15.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Czechia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 15.7% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Czechia peaked at 17.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1991.
Czechia ranks 130th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.2% | — |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 15.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 15.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 8.2% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.7% | 17.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More gender data for Czechia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,460 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.84 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,965 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,965 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.0155 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 41,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 44,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 42,484 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 44,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,538 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Czechia?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Czechia was 15.7% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1991.
- How does Czechia rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Czechia ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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".