Macau, China vs Norway: Self-employed, female (% of female employment)

Macau, China
4.2%
in 2025
Norway
3.4%
in 2025
Macau, China rank
181st
Norway rank
183rd

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

  • Macau, China
  • Norway
02468199120082025

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 4.2% against 3.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 181st and Norway ranks 183rd of 187 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 6.9% 5.3% 1.5% Macau, China
2000s 6.4% 4.1% 2.3% Macau, China
2010s 4.0% 3.7% 0.3% Macau, China
2020s 4.3% 3.4% 0.9% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self-employed, female (% of female employment), Macau, China or Norway?
Macau, China, at 4.2% against 3.4% in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in self-employed, female (% of female employment) between Macau, China and Norway?
0.8%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Norway?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Macau, China and Norway rank globally for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
Macau, China ranks 181st and Norway ranks 183rd 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.