Canada vs France: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 10.8% against 10.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 149th and France ranks 147th of 187 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.0% | 1.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 7.5% | 3.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 8.1% | 3.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 0.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Canada or France?
- France, at 10.8% against 10.2% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Canada and France?
- 0.6%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Canada ranks 149th and France ranks 147th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.