Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya
Libya: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 26.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Libya recorded 26.8% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya peaked at 28.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2011.
Libya ranks 87th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.4% | — |
| 1992 | 27.4% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 26.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +37.9% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 26.5% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.7% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 20.9% | 28.8% | 7 |
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More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya was 26.8% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2011.
- How does Libya rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Libya ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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".