Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in OECD members
OECD members: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 12.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in OECD members, 1991–2015
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 12.3% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in OECD members peaked at 16.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2015.
That places OECD members 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.1% | — |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 16.4% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 15.4% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 14.5% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 56.1% compare
- 20 Madagascar 55.7% compare
- 21 Liberia 55.6% compare
- 22 Uganda 55.5% compare
- 23 Congo 54.9% compare
- 24 Mali 54.7% compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 53.9% compare
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in OECD members?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in OECD members was 12.3% in 2015, 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2015.
- How does OECD members rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- OECD members ranks 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2015.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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".