Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in High income
High income: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 11.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in High income, 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 High income is 11.1%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in High income peaked at 14.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2016.
That places High income 24th out of 25 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.0% | — |
| 1992 | 13.4% | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 11.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near High income
More gender data for High income
- Labor force, female 330.46 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.2287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 6.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 103.8% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.78 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.98 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 29.3% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 7.2% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in High income?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in High income was 11.1% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2016.
- How does High income rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- High income ranks 24th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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".