Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) by country

Countries reporting
105
Highest
0.6%
Nigeria
Lowest
0.0%
Ukraine
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,503

What the numbers show

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in Nigeria; the lowest is 0.0% in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 3,947.4%), and the largest decrease in Georgia (down 100.0%).

Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 0.6% 2012 up 229.1% rising
2 Gambia 0.5% 2020 up 66.3% rising
3 Djibouti 0.4% 2017 volatile
4 Colombia 0.4% 2021 down 5.7% rising
5 Ghana 0.4% 2016 up 12.6% volatile
6 Nicaragua 0.4% 2014 up 7.4% rising
7 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% 2006 up 24.6% rising
8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% 2021 up 18.9% flat
9 Ecuador 0.3% 2021 up 7.7% rising
10 Peru 0.3% 2021 up 5.5% falling
11 Indonesia 0.3% 2019 up 10.7% rising
12 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2013 up 3.2% flat
13 Panama 0.2% 2021 up 61.2% rising
14 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2020 up 3,947.4% volatile
15 Cambodia 0.2% 2012 up 35.9% rising
16 Philippines 0.2% 2019 up 1.4% falling
17 Jamaica 0.2% 2002 up 1.6% falling
18 Uruguay 0.2% 2021 up 21.7% rising
19 Zambia 0.2% 2015 up 46.0% rising
20 Argentina 0.2% 2021 up 46.4% rising
21 Mexico 0.2% 2020 down 1.2% flat
22 Belize 0.2% 1999 up 34.6% rising
23 Brazil 0.2% 2021 up 43.8% flat
24 Chile 0.2% 2017 up 5.5% rising
25 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 110.6% rising
26 Ethiopia 0.2% 2021 up 6.5% rising
27 Thailand 0.2% 2021 up 20.4% rising
28 Costa Rica 0.2% 2021 up 1.8% flat
29 Sri Lanka 0.2% 2019 up 23.0% rising
30 Uganda 0.1% 2016 up 49.1% rising
31 Bangladesh 0.1% 2016 up 73.1% rising
32 Madagascar 0.1% 2012 up 24.2% rising
33 Morocco 0.1% 2013 volatile
34 Italy 0.1% 2016 up 0.7% rising
35 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 3,576.5% volatile
36 Palestine, State of 0.1% 2017 up 47.5% volatile
37 Greece 0.1% 2016 up 12.6% rising
38 India 0.1% 2019 up 20.9% rising
39 Mozambique 0.1% 2014 up 112.1% volatile
40 Tunisia 0.1% 2015 up 10.6% falling
41 Republic of Korea 0.1% 2017 down 19.7% falling
42 Czechia 0.1% 2016 up 23.6% rising
43 Slovakia 0.1% 2016 up 141.9% rising
44 South Africa 0.1% 2020 down 12.4% volatile
45 Belgium 0.1% 2003 down 8.7% volatile
46 Kosovo 0.1% 2017 volatile
46 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.1% 2017 volatile
48 Spain 0.1% 2016 down 0.6% falling
49 Pakistan 0.1% 2020 up 16.3% rising
50 Cyprus 0.1% 2016 up 2.0% falling
51 Portugal 0.1% 2016 down 7.4% volatile
52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% 2016 up 21.5% flat
53 Egypt 0.1% 2019 up 160.5% rising
54 Türkiye 0.1% 2019 up 7.3% rising
55 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 92.5% rising
56 Republic of Moldova 0.1% 2021 up 79.6% volatile
57 Puerto Rico 0.1% 2005 up 27.4% rising
58 Finland 0.1% 2016 up 94.6% falling
59 France 0.1% 2016 up 93.1% rising
60 Nepal 0.1% 2014 up 111.8% volatile
61 Poland 0.1% 2019 up 29.4% falling
62 Austria 0.0% 2003 up 12.4% rising
63 Netherlands 0.0% 2016 up 111.2% rising
64 Latvia 0.0% 2016 up 134.2% rising
65 Lithuania 0.0% 2016 up 47.8% volatile
66 United States of America 0.0% 2018 down 23.2% rising
67 Slovenia 0.0% 2016 up 83.9% falling
68 Hungary 0.0% 2016 down 33.5% rising
69 Estonia 0.0% 2016 up 28.3% rising
70 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 7.1% flat
71 Germany 0.0% 2011 down 42.5% falling
72 Ireland 0.0% 2016 up 4.2% volatile
73 Luxembourg 0.0% 2016 up 31.4% volatile
74 Bulgaria 0.0% 2016 down 39.7% falling
75 Albania 0.0% 2019 volatile
76 Montenegro 0.0% 2010 up 41.1% volatile
77 Denmark 0.0% 2016 up 29.2% volatile
78 Croatia 0.0% 2016 up 31.4% rising
79 Sweden 0.0% 2016 up 6.4% rising
80 Jordan 0.0% 2016 down 31.9% falling
81 Norway 0.0% 2016 down 22.1% rising
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% 2019 volatile
82 Georgia 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
82 Guinea 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
82 Guatemala 0.0% 2019 volatile
82 Honduras 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% falling
82 Iceland 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% falling
82 Kazakhstan 0.0% 2018 volatile
82 Kenya 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
82 North Macedonia 0.0% 2020 volatile
82 Mongolia 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile
82 Mauritius 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% falling
82 Malawi 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
82 Namibia 0.0% 2015 volatile
82 Niger 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
82 Paraguay 0.0% 2021 volatile
82 Romania 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
82 Russian Federation 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile
82 Senegal 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
82 El Salvador 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% falling
82 Serbia 0.0% 2018 volatile
82 Togo 0.0% 2018 down 100.0% volatile
82 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% 2011 down 100.0% volatile
82 Ukraine 0.0% 2014 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Non-agricultural self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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