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Labor > Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChadChad 98% 1993
2 BurundiBurundi 97.6% 1998
3 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 96.3% 2004
4 MozambiqueMozambique 95.9% 2003
5 BeninBenin 95.8% 2003
6 RwandaRwanda 95.5% 1996
7 TogoTogo 94.3% 2006
8 EthiopiaEthiopia 93.3% 2005
9 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 93.1% 2006
10 TanzaniaTanzania 92.9% 2006
11 UgandaUganda 92.3% 2003
12 LaosLaos 91.8% 2005
13 ZambiaZambia 90.8% 2000
14 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 89.4% 2005
15 NigerNiger 89.2% 2005
16 MadagascarMadagascar 89.1% 2005
17 MaliMali 89% 2007
18 LiberiaLiberia 88.6% 2010
19 CameroonCameroon 87.2% 2010
20 BangladeshBangladesh 86.5% 2005
=21 GhanaGhana 85.4% 2006
=21 YemenYemen 85.4% 1999
23 IndiaIndia 85% 2010
24 SenegalSenegal 84.1% 2001
25 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 84% 2002
26 NepalNepal 83.5% 2001
27 BhutanBhutan 83.1% 2011
28 VietnamVietnam 78.5% 2004
29 PakistanPakistan 77.8% 2008
30 KenyaKenya 77.7% 1999
31 ZimbabweZimbabwe 76.5% 2002
32 VanuatuVanuatu 74.5% 2009
33 CambodiaCambodia 72.8% 2011
34 IndonesiaIndonesia 67% 2009
=35 MoroccoMorocco 64.6% 2008
=35 GeorgiaGeorgia 64.6% 2008
37 BoliviaBolivia 64.4% 2009
38 GabonGabon 63.8% 2005
39 LesothoLesotho 63.4% 1999
40 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 62.1% 2008
41 TongaTonga 59.5% 2003
42 GuatemalaGuatemala 58.4% 2004
43 HondurasHonduras 56.8% 2010
=44 ThailandThailand 55.7% 2011
=44 NicaraguaNicaragua 55.7% 2010
46 MongoliaMongolia 54.4% 2009
47 IranIran 52.4% 2008
48 EcuadorEcuador 49.5% 2010
49 ColombiaColombia 49.3% 2010
50 EgyptEgypt 48.7% 2007
=51 TurkeyTurkey 47.1% 2011
=51 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 47.1% 2006
53 MaldivesMaldives 47% 2006
54 PhilippinesPhilippines 46.1% 2008
55 El SalvadorEl Salvador 46% 2010
56 ParaguayParaguay 45.6% 2011
57 Sri LankaSri Lanka 45% 2010
58 Cape VerdeCape Verde 44% 2000
59 ArmeniaArmenia 40.3% 2008
60 FijiFiji 39.3% 2005
61 BotswanaBotswana 38.9% 2006
62 AlgeriaAlgeria 34% 2005
63 VenezuelaVenezuela 33.3% 2011
64 MexicoMexico 32.4% 2008
65 RomaniaRomania 31.9% 2011
66 KazakhstanKazakhstan 31.6% 2011
67 PalestinePalestine 31.5% 2010
68 JamaicaJamaica 31.1% 2008
69 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 29.8% 1991
70 SwazilandSwaziland 29.6% 1997
71 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 29% 1999
72 GreeceGreece 27.3% 2011
73 South KoreaSouth Korea 26.9% 2008
74 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 25.4% 2011
75 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 25.3% 2000
76 SerbiaSerbia 24.7% 2010
77 MoldovaMoldova 24.5% 2011
78 UruguayUruguay 24% 2007
79 PanamaPanama 23.9% 2011
80 ChileChile 23.8% 2008
81 BrazilBrazil 22.4% 2009
82 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 21.7% 2010
83 BelizeBelize 21.5% 2005
84 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 20.7% 2011
85 DominicaDominica 20.5% 2001
86 MalaysiaMalaysia 19.9% 2010
87 GrenadaGrenada 19% 1998
88 Costa RicaCosta Rica 18.9% 2011
89 CroatiaCroatia 18.7% 2011
90 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 17.3% 1991
91 PolandPoland 16.7% 2011
92 NamibiaNamibia 16.4% 2008
=93 SyriaSyria 15.9% 2011
=93 LebanonLebanon 15.9% 2007
95 ItalyItaly 14.6% 2011
96 TunisiaTunisia 14.2% 1994
97 PortugalPortugal 14% 2011
98 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 13.2% 2005
99 MauritiusMauritius 13% 2011
100 JapanJapan 11.4% 2008
101 SloveniaSlovenia 11.3% 2011
102 South AfricaSouth Africa 11.2% 2011
=103 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 11.1% 2011
=103 The BahamasThe Bahamas 11.1% 1999
105 SurinameSuriname 10.9% 1998
106 CyprusCyprus 10.6% 2011
107 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 10% 2011
108 BarbadosBarbados 9.9% 2004
109 NetherlandsNetherlands 9.5% 2011
=110 New ZealandNew Zealand 9.4% 2008
=110 MontserratMontserrat 9.4% 1991
112 SpainSpain 9% 2011
=113 AustriaAustria 8.6% 2011
=113 BelgiumBelgium 8.6% 2011
115 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 7.9% 2011
116 SlovakiaSlovakia 7.6% 2011
117 LithuaniaLithuania 7.5% 2011
118 BulgariaBulgaria 7.2% 2011
119 SingaporeSingapore 7.1% 2011
120 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 7% 2001
=121 AustraliaAustralia 6.9% 2008
=121 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 6.9% 2001
123 LatviaLatvia 6.7% 2011
124 FinlandFinland 6.6% 2011
125 IcelandIceland 6.2% 2011
126 GermanyGermany 6% 2011
=127 LuxembourgLuxembourg 5.5% 2011
=127 FranceFrance 5.5% 2011
129 RussiaRussia 5.4% 2008
=130 HungaryHungary 5.3% 2011
=130 IsraelIsrael 5.3% 2008
132 IrelandIreland 5.2% 2011
133 AnguillaAnguilla 5% 2001
=134 MaltaMalta 4.5% 2011
=134 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 4.5% 1991
136 SwedenSweden 4.3% 2011
137 Hong KongHong Kong 4% 2011
138 DenmarkDenmark 3.8% 2011
139 EstoniaEstonia 3.6% 2011
140 BruneiBrunei 3.4% 1991
141 ArubaAruba 3.3% 2007
142 NorwayNorway 3% 2011
=143 JordanJordan 2.8% 2011
=143 MacauMacau 2.8% 2011
145 TuvaluTuvalu 1.7% 2002
146 BahrainBahrain 1.1% 2010
=147 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.3% 2008
=147 KuwaitKuwait 0.3% 2005
149 QatarQatar 0.0 2007

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