Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 80.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in IDA blend is 80.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in IDA blend peaked at 88.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2018.
IDA blend ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 88.3% | — |
| 1992 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.0% | 88.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 83.4% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 80.2% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 80.7% | 81.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 6 Nepal 90.8% compare
- 7 Liberia 90.7% compare
- 8 Madagascar 90.6% compare
- 9 Burundi 90.6% compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 90.6% compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 90.5% compare
- 12 Congo 90.1% compare
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in IDA blend?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in IDA blend was 80.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2018.
- How does IDA blend rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.