Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 28.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific is 28.6%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 41.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2016.
That places East Asia & Pacific 14th out of 25 groups 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, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41.5% | — |
| 1992 | 41.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 40.4% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 39.6% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 32.8% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 38.1% | 41.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 32.4% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 28.6% | 31.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific was 28.6% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2016.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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".