Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
106
Highest
0.9%
Malawi
Lowest
0.0%
Belarus
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,503
What the numbers show
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Malawi; the lowest is 0.0% in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,234.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 134.9%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 98.9%).
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 2 | Guinea | 0.9% | 2018 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 3 | Togo | 0.9% | 2018 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 4 | Mozambique | 0.9% | 2014 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 5 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2014 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 6 | Madagascar | 0.9% | 2012 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 0.8% | 2015 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8% | 2018 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 11 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2012 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2016 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 14 | Niger | 0.8% | 2018 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 15 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2018 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2020 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 19 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 20 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 21 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 22 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2013 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 24 | Kenya | 0.5% | 2019 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 25 | Indonesia | 0.5% | 2019 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 26 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 27 | Thailand | 0.5% | 2021 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 28 | Honduras | 0.5% | 2019 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2014 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 30 | Djibouti | 0.5% | 2017 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 0.5% | 2021 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 32 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 33 | El Salvador | 0.4% | 2019 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 34 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 35 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2006 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 37 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 38 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2019 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 39 | Panama | 0.3% | 2021 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 40 | Jamaica | 0.3% | 2002 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 41 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 42 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2019 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2013 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 46 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 47 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 0.2% | 2019 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 49 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2021 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 50 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 51 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 52 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 53 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2021 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 0.2% | 2018 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 55 | Mongolia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 56 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.2% | 2021 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 59 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 60 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 61 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2018 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 63 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2017 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 63 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2017 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 65 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 66 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 67 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 68 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2011 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 73 | South Africa | 0.1% | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 74 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 75 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 76 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 77 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2017 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 79 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 81 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 82 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 83 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 85 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 86 | Montenegro | 0.1% | 2010 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 87 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2005 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 88 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 89 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 90 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 45.1% | falling |
| 91 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 93 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 94 | Russian Federation | 0.0% | 2016 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 96 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 97 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 98 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2016 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 100 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2014 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 102 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 103 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 104 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 105 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2016 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | down 98.9% | falling |