Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 26.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 26.8% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income peaked at 36.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2014.
Upper middle income ranks 15th of 25 groups 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.9% | — |
| 1992 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 35.6% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3% | 34.3% | 36.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 28.4% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 26.5% | 27.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 12 Vanuatu 60.6% compare
- 13 Guinea 59.8% compare
- 14 Niger 59.3% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 58.5% compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.1% compare
- 17 Lesotho 57.2% compare
- 18 Tanzania, United Republic of 56.8% compare
More gender data for Upper middle income
- Labor force, female 654.85 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2127 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4977 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 14.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14.61 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 14.13 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 19.4% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 20.3% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Upper middle income 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2014.
- How does Upper middle income rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle 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".