Lebanon vs South Africa: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Lebanon
14.9%
in 2023
South Africa
14.7%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
130th
South Africa rank
131st

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

  • Lebanon
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 14.9% against 14.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.

Lebanon ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 131st of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 13.9% 19.4% 5.6% South Africa
2000s 13.4% 17.2% 3.7% South Africa
2010s 14.2% 13.0% 1.2% Lebanon
2020s 14.6% 13.4% 1.2% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Lebanon or South Africa?
Lebanon, at 14.9% against 14.7% in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Lebanon and South Africa?
0.2%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and South Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and South Africa rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Lebanon ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 131st 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

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.