European Union vs Malawi: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

European Union
10.5%
in 2025
Malawi
67.4%
in 2025
European Union rank
43rd
Malawi rank
45th

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) over time

  • European Union
  • Malawi
20406080199120082025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 67.4% against 10.5% in European Union, a difference of 56.9%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 6.4 times European Union's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 45th of 47 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 15.1% 70.6% 55.5% Malawi
2000s 13.3% 69.5% 56.2% Malawi
2010s 11.6% 68.2% 56.6% Malawi
2020s 10.7% 67.6% 56.9% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), European Union or Malawi?
Malawi, at 67.4% against 10.5% in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between European Union and Malawi?
56.9%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malawi?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do European Union and Malawi rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
European Union ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 45th 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

Indicator
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.