Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 15.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 15.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 17.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1992.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 19th out of 25 groups with data for 2016, putting it 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.6% | — |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +11.3% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 11.7% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 16.1% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 36.28 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1433 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6952 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 5.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 156.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 15.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.4 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.9% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 10.5% (2016)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 15.9% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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".