Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs India: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 78.8% against 30.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 48.1%.
That makes India's figure about 2.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and India ranks 34th of 47 groups.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 91.8% | 53.0% | India |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 89.6% | 53.7% | India |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 83.5% | 51.4% | India |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 79.0% | 48.4% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or India?
- India, at 78.8% against 30.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
- 48.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and India ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- 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.