Employers, female (% of employment) - Gender Statistics
Other country level comparisons:
Loading map, please wait...
Less → More
Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, 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), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
| Employers, female (% of employment) - Gender Statistics (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
|---|
| 1 |  Honduras (2004) | 40.9 |
| 2 | South Africa (2007) | 15.6 |
| 3 | Aruba (1994) | 5.3 |
| 4 | Western Samoa (2001) | 5.2 |
| 5 | Belize (2005) | 4.5 |
| 6 | Ecuador (2006) | 4.5 |
| 7 | Greece (2008) | 4.3 |
| 8 | Namibia (2004) | 4.3 |
| 9 | Grenada (1998) | 4.1 |
| 10 | Costa Rica (2007) | 4 |
| 11 | Italy (2008) | 3.9 |
| 12 | Peru (2007) | 3.8 |
| 13 | Nepal (2001) | 3.7 |
| 14 | North Korea (2007) | 3.5 |
| 15 | Spain (2008) | 3.5 |
| 16 | South Korea (2007) | 3.5 |
| 17 | Macedonia (2007) | 3.3 |
| 18 | Dominica (2001) | 3.3 |
| 19 | Portugal (2008) | 3.3 |
| 20 | Switzerland (2007) | 3.3 |
| 21 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (1991) | 3.3 |
| 22 | New Zealand (2007) | 3.2 |
| 23 | St. Lucia (2000) | 3.1 |
| 24 | Colombia (2007) | 3.1 |
| 25 | Hungary (2008) | 3 |
| 26 | Croatia (2007) | 3 |
| 27 | Serbia (2007) | 2.9 |
| 28 | Uruguay (2007) | 2.9 |
| 29 | Euro area (2008) | 2.84 |
| 30 | Singapore (2007) | 2.8 |
| 31 | Canada (2007) | 2.8 |
| 32 | El Salvador (2006) | 2.8 |
| 33 | Brazil (2006) | 2.8 |
| 34 | Austria (2008) | 2.8 |
| 35 | Egypt (2006) | 2.8 |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago (2005) | 2.8 |
| 37 | Paraguay (2007) | 2.8 |
| 38 | Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2006) | 2.72 |
| 39 | Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2006) | 2.72 |
| 40 | Poland (2008) | 2.7 |
| 41 | Iceland (2007) | 2.7 |
| 42 | Cayman Islands (2007) | 2.6 |
| 43 | Antigua and Barbuda (1991) | 2.5 |
| 44 | Argentina (2006) | 2.5 |
| 45 | France (2008) | 2.5 |
| 46 | Germany (2008) | 2.5 |
| 47 | Mexico (2007) | 2.5 |
| 48 | Nicaragua (2006) | 2.5 |
| 49 | Dominican Republic (2007) | 2.5 |
| 50 | European Union (2008) | 2.44 |
| 51 | Philippines (2007) | 2.4 |
| 52 | Isle of Man (2001) | 2.4 |
| 53 | Ireland (2008) | 2.4 |
| 54 | Guatemala (2002) | 2.4 |
| 55 | High income: OECD (2007) | 2.35 |
| 56 | High income (2007) | 2.34 |
| 57 | OECD members (2007) | 2.32 |
| 58 | Bulgaria (2008) | 2.3 |
| 59 | Botswana (2003) | 2.3 |
| 60 | Bolivia (2002) | 2.2 |
| 61 | Jamaica (2006) | 2.1 |
| 62 | Belgium (2008) | 2.1 |
| 63 | Australia (2007) | 2.1 |
| 64 | Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2007) | 2.05 |
| 65 | Upper middle income (2006) | 2.04 |
| 66 | Czech Republic (2008) | 1.9 |
| 67 | Finland (2008) | 1.9 |
| 68 | Venezuela (2007) | 1.9 |
| 69 | Netherlands (2008) | 1.8 |
| 70 | Panama (2007) | 1.8 |
| 71 | Latvia (2008) | 1.8 |
| 72 | Slovakia (2008) | 1.7 |
| 73 | Slovenia (2008) | 1.7 |
| 74 | Madagascar (2003) | 1.7 |
| 75 | Chile (2007) | 1.7 |
| 76 | Israel (2007) | 1.7 |
| 77 | Hong Kong (2007) | 1.7 |
| 78 | St. Kitts and Nevis (2001) | 1.7 |
| 79 | Sweden (2008) | 1.6 |
| 80 | Cape Verde (2000) | 1.6 |
| 81 | Denmark (2008) | 1.6 |
| 82 | Estonia (2008) | 1.5 |
| 83 | Netherlands Antilles (2000) | 1.5 |
| 84 | Macau (2007) | 1.5 |
| 85 | Thailand (2007) | 1.5 |
| 86 | Mauritius (2007) | 1.4 |
| 87 | Syria (2001) | 1.4 |
| 88 | Luxembourg (2008) | 1.4 |
| 89 | United Kingdom (2008) | 1.4 |
| 90 | Indonesia (2007) | 1.4 |
| 91 | Algeria (2004) | 1.3 |
| 92 | Turkey (2008) | 1.3 |
| 93 | Swaziland (1997) | 1.3 |
| 94 | Malaysia (2007) | 1.3 |
| 95 | Malta (2008) | 1.3 |
| 96 | Azerbaijan (2007) | 1.3 |
| 97 | Cyprus (2008) | 1.3 |
| 98 | Norway (2008) | 1.2 |
| 99 | American Samoa (1990) | 1.2 |
| 100 | Japan (2007) | 1.1 |
| 101 | Fiji (2005) | 1.1 |
| 102 | Cameroon (2001) | 1.1 |
| 103 | Russia (2007) | 1.1 |
| 104 | Maldives (2000) | 1.1 |
| 105 | Lithuania (2008) | 1 |
| 106 | Tanzania (2006) | 1 |
| 107 | Seychelles (1987) | 1 |
| 108 | Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2006) | 0.97 |
| 109 | Tunisia (1994) | 0.9 |
| 110 | Iran (2007) | 0.9 |
| 111 | Tuvalu (2002) | 0.8 |
| 112 | Lesotho (1999) | 0.8 |
| 113 | West Bank and Gaza (2006) | 0.8 |
| 114 | Bhutan (2005) | 0.7 |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates (2005) | 0.7 |
| 116 | Romania (2008) | 0.7 |
| 117 | Moldova (2007) | 0.7 |
| 118 | Sri Lanka (2007) | 0.7 |
| 119 | Oman (2000) | 0.6 |
| 120 | Morocco (2007) | 0.6 |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan (2006) | 0.6 |
| 122 | Kazakhstan (2004) | 0.6 |
| 123 | Brunei Darussalam (1991) | 0.5 |
| 124 | Barbados (2004) | 0.5 |
| 125 | Georgia (2005) | 0.4 |
| 126 | Djibouti (1991) | 0.4 |
| 127 | Ethiopia (2006) | 0.4 |
| 128 | Mongolia (2003) | 0.4 |
| 129 | Yemen (1999) | 0.4 |
| 130 | Zimbabwe (2002) | 0.3 |
| 131 | Tonga (1996) | 0.3 |
| 132 | Vietnam (2004) | 0.3 |
| 133 | Gabon (1993) | 0.2 |
| 134 | Uganda (2003) | 0.2 |
| 135 | Suriname (1998) | 0.2 |
| 136 | Zambia (2000) | 0.2 |
| 137 | Laos (1995) | 0.1 |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe (1991) | 0.1 |
| 139 | Cambodia (2001) | 0.1 |
| 140 | Qatar (2004) | 0.1 |
| 141 | Chad (1993) | 0.1 |
| 142 | Pakistan (2007) | 0.1 |
| 143 | Mali (1994) | 0.1 |
| 144 | Bangladesh (2005) | 0.1 |
| 145 | Senegal (1991) | 0.1 |
| 146 | Marshall Islands (1999) | 0 |
| 147 | Rwanda (1996) | 0 |
| 148 | Malawi (1987) | 0 |
| 149 | Burkina Faso (1994) | 0 |
|
|