Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 14.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon, 1991–2023
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 14.9% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon peaked at 15.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1997.
That places Lebanon 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.6% | — |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 12.8% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.6% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 14.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 127 French Polynesia 15.1% compare
- 128 Switzerland 15.1% compare
- 129 New Zealand 15.0% compare
- 131 South Africa 14.7% compare
- 132 Poland 13.6% compare
- 133 Guam 13.2% compare
More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Lebanon was 14.9% in 2023, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1997.
- How does Lebanon rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Lebanon ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.