Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in World
World: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 36.0% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in World, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
World recorded 36.0% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in World peaked at 39.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2016.
World ranks 10th 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.7% | — |
| 1992 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 39.1% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 37.4% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 36.0% | 37.2% | 7 |
Countries ranked near World
More gender data for World
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1.96 million (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4902 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 6.61 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 6.61 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 39.48 (2027)
- Prevalence of obesity, female 15.1% (2016)
- Prevalence of obesity, male 11.1% (2016)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in World?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in World was 36.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2016.
- How does World rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- World ranks 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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".