Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 26.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 26.5% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 28.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2008.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 16th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.8% | — |
| 1992 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 27.3% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 25.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.7% | 26.2% | 28.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 24.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.2% | 26.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More gender data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force, female 43.88 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.0582 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.23 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 163.7% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 12.68 years (2018)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.14 years (2018)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 13.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 15.9% (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 26.5% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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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".