Source: International Labour Office
Global ranking - Employers, female 2022
Description | % of female employment; modeled Ilo estimate. Employers 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). |
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Unit of measure | % |
Aggregate operator | Average |
2022 | |
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Azerbaijan (1°) | 11.7 |
Saudi Arabia (2°) | 10.5 |
Uzbekistan (3°) | 8.1 |
Honduras (4°) | 7.1 |
Mauritania (5°) | 5.6 |
Somalia (6°) | 5.3 |
Namibia (7°) | 4.9 |
Greece (8°) | 4.9 |
Ghana (9°) | 4.6 |
Uganda (10°) | 4.3 |
Switzerland (11°) | 4.3 |
Bosnia Herzegovina (12°) | 4.2 |
Italy (13°) | 3.8 |
Lebanon (14°) | 3.8 |
Australia (15°) | 3.7 |
Angola (16°) | 3.5 |
Croatia (17°) | 3.5 |
Spain (18°) | 3.3 |
Brazil (19°) | 3.2 |
South Korea (20°) | 3.2 |
El Salvador (21°) | 3.0 |
France (22°) | 3.0 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (23°) | 3.0 |
Guinea (24°) | 2.9 |
Bahrain (25°) | 2.9 |
Portugal (26°) | 2.9 |
Mongolia (27°) | 2.9 |
Yemen (28°) | 2.8 |
Nicaragua (29°) | 2.8 |
Mexico (30°) | 2.8 |
Poland (31°) | 2.7 |
Jamaica (32°) | 2.7 |
Cuba (33°) | 2.7 |
Tajikistan (34°) | 2.7 |
Latvia (35°) | 2.6 |
Paraguay (36°) | 2.6 |
Hungary (37°) | 2.6 |
Austria (38°) | 2.6 |
Montenegro (39°) | 2.6 |
Guatemala (40°) | 2.5 |
China (41°) | 2.5 |
South Africa (42°) | 2.4 |
Bulgaria (43°) | 2.4 |
Cameroon (44°) | 2.4 |
Uruguay (45°) | 2.4 |
Macedonia (46°) | 2.4 |
Luxembourg (47°) | 2.4 |
Zambia (48°) | 2.3 |
Argentina (49°) | 2.3 |
New Zealand (50°) | 2.3 |
Germany (51°) | 2.3 |
Belgium (52°) | 2.3 |
Madagascar (53°) | 2.2 |
Canada (54°) | 2.1 |
Singapore (55°) | 2.1 |
Philippines (56°) | 2.1 |
Brunei (57°) | 2.1 |
Estonia (58°) | 2.1 |
Ivory Coast (59°) | 2.1 |
Tunisia (60°) | 2.1 |
Djibouti (61°) | 2.0 |
Colombia (62°) | 2.0 |
Serbia (63°) | 2.0 |
Peru (64°) | 2.0 |
Malta (65°) | 2.0 |
Netherlands (66°) | 1.9 |
Ireland (67°) | 1.9 |
Turkey (68°) | 1.9 |
Chile (69°) | 1.9 |
Iceland (70°) | 1.9 |
Algeria (71°) | 1.8 |
Dominican Republic (72°) | 1.8 |
United Arab Emirates (73°) | 1.8 |
Slovakia (74°) | 1.7 |
Ecuador (75°) | 1.7 |
Indonesia (76°) | 1.7 |
Slovenia (77°) | 1.7 |
Kenya (78°) | 1.7 |
Panama (79°) | 1.6 |
Bolivia (80°) | 1.6 |
Sweden (81°) | 1.5 |
Mozambique (82°) | 1.5 |
Oman (83°) | 1.5 |
Czech Repubblic (84°) | 1.5 |
Costa Rica (85°) | 1.5 |
Finland (86°) | 1.5 |
Thailand (87°) | 1.4 |
Malaysia (88°) | 1.4 |
Zimbabwe (89°) | 1.3 |
Denmark (90°) | 1.3 |
Gambia (91°) | 1.3 |
Gabon (92°) | 1.3 |
Eritrea (93°) | 1.3 |
Israel (94°) | 1.3 |
United Kingdom (95°) | 1.3 |
Georgia (96°) | 1.2 |
Libya (97°) | 1.2 |
Egypt (98°) | 1.2 |
Botswana (99°) | 1.2 |
Venezuela (100°) | 1.2 |
Albania (101°) | 1.1 |
Liberia (102°) | 1.0 |
Tanzania (103°) | 1.0 |
Vietnam (104°) | 1.0 |
Nigeria (105°) | 0.9 |
Lithuania (106°) | 0.9 |
United States (107°) | 0.9 |
Jordan (108°) | 0.9 |
Iran (109°) | 0.9 |
Myanmar (110°) | 0.9 |
Sri Lanka (111°) | 0.8 |
Morocco (112°) | 0.8 |
Kuwait (113°) | 0.8 |
Russian Federation (114°) | 0.8 |
Kazakhstan (115°) | 0.7 |
Japan (116°) | 0.7 |
Romania (117°) | 0.7 |
India (118°) | 0.7 |
North Korea (119°) | 0.6 |
New Caledonia (120°) | 0.6 |
Senegal (121°) | 0.6 |
Norway (122°) | 0.5 |
Benin (123°) | 0.5 |
Iraq (124°) | 0.5 |
Sudan (125°) | 0.5 |
Chad (126°) | 0.5 |
South Sudan (127°) | 0.5 |
Bangladesh (128°) | 0.5 |
Qatar (129°) | 0.5 |
Belarus (130°) | 0.4 |
Syria (131°) | 0.4 |
Afghanistan (132°) | 0.4 |
Nepal (133°) | 0.4 |
Central African Republic (134°) | 0.3 |
Armenia (135°) | 0.3 |
Niger (136°) | 0.3 |
Haiti (137°) | 0.3 |
Kyrgyzstan (138°) | 0.3 |
Cambodia (139°) | 0.2 |
Moldova (140°) | 0.2 |
Pakistan (141°) | 0.1 |
Ethiopia (142°) | 0.1 |
Mali (143°) | 0.1 |
Rwanda (144°) | 0.0 |
2022 | |
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Azerbaijan (1°) | 11.7 |
Saudi Arabia (2°) | 10.5 |
Uzbekistan (3°) | 8.1 |
Honduras (4°) | 7.1 |
Mauritania (5°) | 5.6 |
Somalia (6°) | 5.3 |
Namibia (7°) | 4.9 |
Greece (8°) | 4.9 |
Ghana (9°) | 4.6 |
Uganda (10°) | 4.3 |
Switzerland (11°) | 4.3 |
Bosnia Herzegovina (12°) | 4.2 |
Italy (13°) | 3.8 |
Lebanon (14°) | 3.8 |
Australia (15°) | 3.7 |
Angola (16°) | 3.5 |
Croatia (17°) | 3.5 |
Spain (18°) | 3.3 |
Brazil (19°) | 3.2 |
South Korea (20°) | 3.2 |
El Salvador (21°) | 3.0 |
France (22°) | 3.0 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (23°) | 3.0 |
Guinea (24°) | 2.9 |
Bahrain (25°) | 2.9 |
Portugal (26°) | 2.9 |
Mongolia (27°) | 2.9 |
Yemen (28°) | 2.8 |
Nicaragua (29°) | 2.8 |
Mexico (30°) | 2.8 |
Poland (31°) | 2.7 |
Jamaica (32°) | 2.7 |
Cuba (33°) | 2.7 |
Tajikistan (34°) | 2.7 |
Latvia (35°) | 2.6 |
Paraguay (36°) | 2.6 |
Hungary (37°) | 2.6 |
Austria (38°) | 2.6 |
Montenegro (39°) | 2.6 |
Guatemala (40°) | 2.5 |
China (41°) | 2.5 |
South Africa (42°) | 2.4 |
Bulgaria (43°) | 2.4 |
Cameroon (44°) | 2.4 |
Uruguay (45°) | 2.4 |
Macedonia (46°) | 2.4 |
Luxembourg (47°) | 2.4 |
Zambia (48°) | 2.3 |
Argentina (49°) | 2.3 |
New Zealand (50°) | 2.3 |
Germany (51°) | 2.3 |
Belgium (52°) | 2.3 |
Madagascar (53°) | 2.2 |
Canada (54°) | 2.1 |
Singapore (55°) | 2.1 |
Philippines (56°) | 2.1 |
Brunei (57°) | 2.1 |
Estonia (58°) | 2.1 |
Ivory Coast (59°) | 2.1 |
Tunisia (60°) | 2.1 |
Djibouti (61°) | 2.0 |
Colombia (62°) | 2.0 |
Serbia (63°) | 2.0 |
Peru (64°) | 2.0 |
Malta (65°) | 2.0 |
Netherlands (66°) | 1.9 |
Ireland (67°) | 1.9 |
Turkey (68°) | 1.9 |
Chile (69°) | 1.9 |
Iceland (70°) | 1.9 |
Algeria (71°) | 1.8 |
Dominican Republic (72°) | 1.8 |
United Arab Emirates (73°) | 1.8 |
Slovakia (74°) | 1.7 |
Ecuador (75°) | 1.7 |
Indonesia (76°) | 1.7 |
Slovenia (77°) | 1.7 |
Kenya (78°) | 1.7 |
Panama (79°) | 1.6 |
Bolivia (80°) | 1.6 |
Sweden (81°) | 1.5 |
Mozambique (82°) | 1.5 |
Oman (83°) | 1.5 |
Czech Repubblic (84°) | 1.5 |
Costa Rica (85°) | 1.5 |
Finland (86°) | 1.5 |
Thailand (87°) | 1.4 |
Malaysia (88°) | 1.4 |
Zimbabwe (89°) | 1.3 |
Denmark (90°) | 1.3 |
Gambia (91°) | 1.3 |
Gabon (92°) | 1.3 |
Eritrea (93°) | 1.3 |
Israel (94°) | 1.3 |
United Kingdom (95°) | 1.3 |
Georgia (96°) | 1.2 |
Libya (97°) | 1.2 |
Egypt (98°) | 1.2 |
Botswana (99°) | 1.2 |
Venezuela (100°) | 1.2 |
Albania (101°) | 1.1 |
Liberia (102°) | 1.0 |
Tanzania (103°) | 1.0 |
Vietnam (104°) | 1.0 |
Nigeria (105°) | 0.9 |
Lithuania (106°) | 0.9 |
United States (107°) | 0.9 |
Jordan (108°) | 0.9 |
Iran (109°) | 0.9 |
Myanmar (110°) | 0.9 |
Sri Lanka (111°) | 0.8 |
Morocco (112°) | 0.8 |
Kuwait (113°) | 0.8 |
Russian Federation (114°) | 0.8 |
Kazakhstan (115°) | 0.7 |
Japan (116°) | 0.7 |
Romania (117°) | 0.7 |
India (118°) | 0.7 |
North Korea (119°) | 0.6 |
New Caledonia (120°) | 0.6 |
Senegal (121°) | 0.6 |
Norway (122°) | 0.5 |
Benin (123°) | 0.5 |
Iraq (124°) | 0.5 |
Sudan (125°) | 0.5 |
Chad (126°) | 0.5 |
South Sudan (127°) | 0.5 |
Bangladesh (128°) | 0.5 |
Qatar (129°) | 0.5 |
Belarus (130°) | 0.4 |
Syria (131°) | 0.4 |
Afghanistan (132°) | 0.4 |
Nepal (133°) | 0.4 |
Central African Republic (134°) | 0.3 |
Armenia (135°) | 0.3 |
Niger (136°) | 0.3 |
Haiti (137°) | 0.3 |
Kyrgyzstan (138°) | 0.3 |
Cambodia (139°) | 0.2 |
Moldova (140°) | 0.2 |
Pakistan (141°) | 0.1 |
Ethiopia (142°) | 0.1 |
Mali (143°) | 0.1 |
Rwanda (144°) | 0.0 |
2022 | |
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Azerbaijan (1°) | 11.7 |
Saudi Arabia (2°) | 10.5 |
Uzbekistan (3°) | 8.1 |
Honduras (4°) | 7.1 |
Mauritania (5°) | 5.6 |
Somalia (6°) | 5.3 |
Namibia (7°) | 4.9 |
Greece (8°) | 4.9 |
Ghana (9°) | 4.6 |
Uganda (10°) | 4.3 |
Switzerland (11°) | 4.3 |
Bosnia Herzegovina (12°) | 4.2 |
Italy (13°) | 3.8 |
Lebanon (14°) | 3.8 |
Australia (15°) | 3.7 |
Angola (16°) | 3.5 |
Croatia (17°) | 3.5 |
Spain (18°) | 3.3 |
Brazil (19°) | 3.2 |
South Korea (20°) | 3.2 |
El Salvador (21°) | 3.0 |
France (22°) | 3.0 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (23°) | 3.0 |
Guinea (24°) | 2.9 |
Bahrain (25°) | 2.9 |
Portugal (26°) | 2.9 |
Mongolia (27°) | 2.9 |
Yemen (28°) | 2.8 |
Nicaragua (29°) | 2.8 |
Mexico (30°) | 2.8 |
Poland (31°) | 2.7 |
Jamaica (32°) | 2.7 |
Cuba (33°) | 2.7 |
Tajikistan (34°) | 2.7 |
Latvia (35°) | 2.6 |
Paraguay (36°) | 2.6 |
Hungary (37°) | 2.6 |
Austria (38°) | 2.6 |
Montenegro (39°) | 2.6 |
Guatemala (40°) | 2.5 |
China (41°) | 2.5 |
South Africa (42°) | 2.4 |
Bulgaria (43°) | 2.4 |
Cameroon (44°) | 2.4 |
Uruguay (45°) | 2.4 |
Macedonia (46°) | 2.4 |
Luxembourg (47°) | 2.4 |
Zambia (48°) | 2.3 |
Argentina (49°) | 2.3 |
New Zealand (50°) | 2.3 |
Germany (51°) | 2.3 |
Belgium (52°) | 2.3 |
Madagascar (53°) | 2.2 |
Canada (54°) | 2.1 |
Singapore (55°) | 2.1 |
Philippines (56°) | 2.1 |
Brunei (57°) | 2.1 |
Estonia (58°) | 2.1 |
Ivory Coast (59°) | 2.1 |
Tunisia (60°) | 2.1 |
Djibouti (61°) | 2.0 |
Colombia (62°) | 2.0 |
Serbia (63°) | 2.0 |
Peru (64°) | 2.0 |
Malta (65°) | 2.0 |
Netherlands (66°) | 1.9 |
Ireland (67°) | 1.9 |
Turkey (68°) | 1.9 |
Chile (69°) | 1.9 |
Iceland (70°) | 1.9 |
Algeria (71°) | 1.8 |
Dominican Republic (72°) | 1.8 |
United Arab Emirates (73°) | 1.8 |
Slovakia (74°) | 1.7 |
Ecuador (75°) | 1.7 |
Indonesia (76°) | 1.7 |
Slovenia (77°) | 1.7 |
Kenya (78°) | 1.7 |
Panama (79°) | 1.6 |
Bolivia (80°) | 1.6 |
Sweden (81°) | 1.5 |
Mozambique (82°) | 1.5 |
Oman (83°) | 1.5 |
Czech Repubblic (84°) | 1.5 |
Costa Rica (85°) | 1.5 |
Finland (86°) | 1.5 |
Thailand (87°) | 1.4 |
Malaysia (88°) | 1.4 |
Zimbabwe (89°) | 1.3 |
Denmark (90°) | 1.3 |
Gambia (91°) | 1.3 |
Gabon (92°) | 1.3 |
Eritrea (93°) | 1.3 |
Israel (94°) | 1.3 |
United Kingdom (95°) | 1.3 |
Georgia (96°) | 1.2 |
Libya (97°) | 1.2 |
Egypt (98°) | 1.2 |
Botswana (99°) | 1.2 |
Venezuela (100°) | 1.2 |
Albania (101°) | 1.1 |
Liberia (102°) | 1.0 |
Tanzania (103°) | 1.0 |
Vietnam (104°) | 1.0 |
Nigeria (105°) | 0.9 |
Lithuania (106°) | 0.9 |
United States (107°) | 0.9 |
Jordan (108°) | 0.9 |
Iran (109°) | 0.9 |
Myanmar (110°) | 0.9 |
Sri Lanka (111°) | 0.8 |
Morocco (112°) | 0.8 |
Kuwait (113°) | 0.8 |
Russian Federation (114°) | 0.8 |
Kazakhstan (115°) | 0.7 |
Japan (116°) | 0.7 |
Romania (117°) | 0.7 |
India (118°) | 0.7 |
North Korea (119°) | 0.6 |
New Caledonia (120°) | 0.6 |
Senegal (121°) | 0.6 |
Norway (122°) | 0.5 |
Benin (123°) | 0.5 |
Iraq (124°) | 0.5 |
Sudan (125°) | 0.5 |
Chad (126°) | 0.5 |
South Sudan (127°) | 0.5 |
Bangladesh (128°) | 0.5 |
Qatar (129°) | 0.5 |
Belarus (130°) | 0.4 |
Syria (131°) | 0.4 |
Afghanistan (132°) | 0.4 |
Nepal (133°) | 0.4 |
Central African Republic (134°) | 0.3 |
Armenia (135°) | 0.3 |
Niger (136°) | 0.3 |
Haiti (137°) | 0.3 |
Kyrgyzstan (138°) | 0.3 |
Cambodia (139°) | 0.2 |
Moldova (140°) | 0.2 |
Pakistan (141°) | 0.1 |
Ethiopia (142°) | 0.1 |
Mali (143°) | 0.1 |
Rwanda (144°) | 0.0 |
2022 | |
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Azerbaijan (1°) | 11.7 |
Saudi Arabia (2°) | 10.5 |
Uzbekistan (3°) | 8.1 |
Honduras (4°) | 7.1 |
Mauritania (5°) | 5.6 |
Somalia (6°) | 5.3 |
Namibia (7°) | 4.9 |
Greece (8°) | 4.9 |
Ghana (9°) | 4.6 |
Uganda (10°) | 4.3 |
Switzerland (11°) | 4.3 |
Bosnia Herzegovina (12°) | 4.2 |
Italy (13°) | 3.8 |
Lebanon (14°) | 3.8 |
Australia (15°) | 3.7 |
Angola (16°) | 3.5 |
Croatia (17°) | 3.5 |
Spain (18°) | 3.3 |
Brazil (19°) | 3.2 |
South Korea (20°) | 3.2 |
El Salvador (21°) | 3.0 |
France (22°) | 3.0 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (23°) | 3.0 |
Guinea (24°) | 2.9 |
Bahrain (25°) | 2.9 |
Portugal (26°) | 2.9 |
Mongolia (27°) | 2.9 |
Yemen (28°) | 2.8 |
Nicaragua (29°) | 2.8 |
Mexico (30°) | 2.8 |
Poland (31°) | 2.7 |
Jamaica (32°) | 2.7 |
Cuba (33°) | 2.7 |
Tajikistan (34°) | 2.7 |
Latvia (35°) | 2.6 |
Paraguay (36°) | 2.6 |
Hungary (37°) | 2.6 |
Austria (38°) | 2.6 |
Montenegro (39°) | 2.6 |
Guatemala (40°) | 2.5 |
China (41°) | 2.5 |
South Africa (42°) | 2.4 |
Bulgaria (43°) | 2.4 |
Cameroon (44°) | 2.4 |
Uruguay (45°) | 2.4 |
Macedonia (46°) | 2.4 |
Luxembourg (47°) | 2.4 |
Zambia (48°) | 2.3 |
Argentina (49°) | 2.3 |
New Zealand (50°) | 2.3 |
Germany (51°) | 2.3 |
Belgium (52°) | 2.3 |
Madagascar (53°) | 2.2 |
Canada (54°) | 2.1 |
Singapore (55°) | 2.1 |
Philippines (56°) | 2.1 |
Brunei (57°) | 2.1 |
Estonia (58°) | 2.1 |
Ivory Coast (59°) | 2.1 |
Tunisia (60°) | 2.1 |
Djibouti (61°) | 2.0 |
Colombia (62°) | 2.0 |
Serbia (63°) | 2.0 |
Peru (64°) | 2.0 |
Malta (65°) | 2.0 |
Netherlands (66°) | 1.9 |
Ireland (67°) | 1.9 |
Turkey (68°) | 1.9 |
Chile (69°) | 1.9 |
Iceland (70°) | 1.9 |
Algeria (71°) | 1.8 |
Dominican Republic (72°) | 1.8 |
United Arab Emirates (73°) | 1.8 |
Slovakia (74°) | 1.7 |
Ecuador (75°) | 1.7 |
Indonesia (76°) | 1.7 |
Slovenia (77°) | 1.7 |
Kenya (78°) | 1.7 |
Panama (79°) | 1.6 |
Bolivia (80°) | 1.6 |
Sweden (81°) | 1.5 |
Mozambique (82°) | 1.5 |
Oman (83°) | 1.5 |
Czech Repubblic (84°) | 1.5 |
Costa Rica (85°) | 1.5 |
Finland (86°) | 1.5 |
Thailand (87°) | 1.4 |
Malaysia (88°) | 1.4 |
Zimbabwe (89°) | 1.3 |
Denmark (90°) | 1.3 |
Gambia (91°) | 1.3 |
Gabon (92°) | 1.3 |
Eritrea (93°) | 1.3 |
Israel (94°) | 1.3 |
United Kingdom (95°) | 1.3 |
Georgia (96°) | 1.2 |
Libya (97°) | 1.2 |
Egypt (98°) | 1.2 |
Botswana (99°) | 1.2 |
Venezuela (100°) | 1.2 |
Albania (101°) | 1.1 |
Liberia (102°) | 1.0 |
Tanzania (103°) | 1.0 |
Vietnam (104°) | 1.0 |
Nigeria (105°) | 0.9 |
Lithuania (106°) | 0.9 |
United States (107°) | 0.9 |
Jordan (108°) | 0.9 |
Iran (109°) | 0.9 |
Myanmar (110°) | 0.9 |
Sri Lanka (111°) | 0.8 |
Morocco (112°) | 0.8 |
Kuwait (113°) | 0.8 |
Russian Federation (114°) | 0.8 |
Kazakhstan (115°) | 0.7 |
Japan (116°) | 0.7 |
Romania (117°) | 0.7 |
India (118°) | 0.7 |
North Korea (119°) | 0.6 |
New Caledonia (120°) | 0.6 |
Senegal (121°) | 0.6 |
Norway (122°) | 0.5 |
Benin (123°) | 0.5 |
Iraq (124°) | 0.5 |
Sudan (125°) | 0.5 |
Chad (126°) | 0.5 |
South Sudan (127°) | 0.5 |
Bangladesh (128°) | 0.5 |
Qatar (129°) | 0.5 |
Belarus (130°) | 0.4 |
Syria (131°) | 0.4 |
Afghanistan (132°) | 0.4 |
Nepal (133°) | 0.4 |
Central African Republic (134°) | 0.3 |
Armenia (135°) | 0.3 |
Niger (136°) | 0.3 |
Haiti (137°) | 0.3 |
Kyrgyzstan (138°) | 0.3 |
Cambodia (139°) | 0.2 |
Moldova (140°) | 0.2 |
Pakistan (141°) | 0.1 |
Ethiopia (142°) | 0.1 |
Mali (143°) | 0.1 |
Rwanda (144°) | 0.0 |
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