Labor > Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 78.4% | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Anguilla | 21.7% | 2001 | ||
| 3 | Tunisia | 19.3% | 1989 | ||
| 4 | Ukraine | 18.9% | 2005 | ||
| 5 | South Africa | 15.4% | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Canada | 11.2% | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Lithuania | 10.7% | 2005 | ||
| 8 | New Caledonia | 10.4% | 1996 | ||
| 9 | Netherlands | 8.2% | 2005 | ||
| 10 | United Kingdom | 7.3% | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Puerto Rico | 6.9% | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Egypt | 4.7% | 2004 | ||
| =13 | Belize | 4.5% | 2005 | ||
| =13 | Namibia | 4.5% | 2001 | ||
| 15 | Ecuador | 4.4% | 2005 | ||
| =16 | New Zealand | 4.3% | 2005 | ||
| =16 | Costa Rica | 4.3% | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Norway | 4.2% | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Grenada | 4.1% | 1998 | ||
| =20 | Denmark | 4% | 2005 | ||
| =20 | Greece | 4% | 2005 | ||
| =20 | British Virgin Islands | 4% | 1991 | ||
| 23 | Hungary | 3.6% | 2005 | ||
| 24 | South Korea | 3.5% | 2005 | ||
| =25 | Portugal | 3.3% | 2005 | ||
| =25 | Switzerland | 3.3% | 2005 | ||
| =25 | Dominica | 3.3% | 2001 | ||
| =25 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.3% | 1991 | ||
| =29 | Spain | 3.1% | 2005 | ||
| =29 | Colombia | 3.1% | 2005 | ||
| =29 | Saint Lucia | 3.1% | 2000 | ||
| 32 | Italy | 3% | 2005 | ||
| =33 | Dominican Republic | 2.9% | 2005 | ||
| =33 | Republic of Macedonia | 2.9% | 2005 | ||
| =33 | Peru | 2.9% | 2005 | ||
| =36 | Poland | 2.8% | 2005 | ||
| =36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.8% | 2005 | ||
| =36 | Croatia | 2.8% | 2005 | ||
| =36 | El Salvador | 2.8% | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Iceland | 2.7% | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Montserrat | 2.6% | 1991 | ||
| =42 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2004 | ||
| =42 | Paraguay | 2.5% | 2003 | ||
| =42 | Germany | 2.5% | 2003 | ||
| =42 | Nicaragua | 2.5% | 2003 | ||
| =42 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.5% | 1991 | ||
| =47 | Argentina | 2.4% | 2005 | ||
| =47 | Austria | 2.4% | 2005 | ||
| =47 | Philippines | 2.4% | 2005 | ||
| =47 | Australia | 2.4% | 2005 | ||
| =47 | Ireland | 2.4% | 2005 | ||
| =47 | Guatemala | 2.4% | 2002 | ||
| =47 | Isle of Man | 2.4% | 2001 | ||
| =54 | Uruguay | 2.3% | 2005 | ||
| =54 | Belgium | 2.3% | 2005 | ||
| =54 | Latvia | 2.3% | 2005 | ||
| =54 | Bulgaria | 2.3% | 2005 | ||
| =54 | Botswana | 2.3% | 2003 | ||
| =54 | Honduras | 2.3% | 2003 | ||
| =54 | Venezuela | 2.3% | 2003 | ||
| =61 | Malta | 2.2% | 2005 | ||
| =61 | Singapore | 2.2% | 2004 | ||
| =61 | Bolivia | 2.2% | 2002 | ||
| =64 | Slovenia | 2.1% | 2005 | ||
| =64 | Cyprus | 2.1% | 2005 | ||
| =66 | France | 2% | 2005 | ||
| =66 | Mexico | 2% | 2005 | ||
| =66 | Czech Republic | 2% | 2005 | ||
| =69 | Jamaica | 1.8% | 2005 | ||
| =69 | Slovakia | 1.8% | 2005 | ||
| =69 | Hong Kong | 1.8% | 2005 | ||
| =69 | Algeria | 1.8% | 2003 | ||
| =73 | Chile | 1.7% | 2005 | ||
| =73 | Panama | 1.7% | 2005 | ||
| =73 | Madagascar | 1.7% | 2003 | ||
| =73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.7% | 2001 | ||
| =77 | Macau | 1.5% | 2005 | ||
| =77 | Israel | 1.5% | 2005 | ||
| =77 | Thailand | 1.5% | 2004 | ||
| =77 | Netherlands Antilles | 1.5% | 2000 | ||
| 81 | Syria | 1.4% | 2001 | ||
| =82 | Estonia | 1.3% | 2005 | ||
| =82 | Swaziland | 1.3% | 1997 | ||
| 84 | Malaysia | 1.2% | 2003 | ||
| =85 | Japan | 1.1% | 2005 | ||
| =85 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2001 | ||
| =85 | Maldives | 1.1% | 2000 | ||
| =88 | Russia | 1% | 2005 | ||
| =88 | Mauritius | 1% | 2005 | ||
| =88 | Seychelles | 1% | 1987 | ||
| =91 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2005 | ||
| =91 | Romania | 0.9% | 2005 | ||
| =91 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2003 | ||
| =91 | Iran | 0.9% | 1996 | ||
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2004 | ||
| =96 | Morocco | 0.6% | 2005 | ||
| =96 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% | 2004 | ||
| =96 | Palestine | 0.6% | 2004 | ||
| =96 | Oman | 0.6% | 2000 | ||
| =100 | Barbados | 0.5% | 2004 | ||
| =100 | Lesotho | 0.5% | 1997 | ||
| =102 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2005 | ||
| =102 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2003 | ||
| =102 | Yemen | 0.4% | 1999 | ||
| =102 | Zambia | 0.4% | 1998 | ||
| =102 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 1991 | ||
| =107 | Moldova | 0.3% | 2005 | ||
| =107 | Vietnam | 0.3% | 2004 | ||
| =107 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2002 | ||
| =110 | Ethiopia | 0.2% | 2005 | ||
| =110 | Bangladesh | 0.2% | 2003 | ||
| =110 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2003 | ||
| =110 | Suriname | 0.2% | 1998 | ||
| =110 | Gabon | 0.2% | 1993 | ||
| =115 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2005 | ||
| =115 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2004 | ||
| =115 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2001 | ||
| =115 | Malawi | 0.1% | 1998 | ||
| =115 | Laos | 0.1% | 1995 | ||
| =115 | Chad | 0.1% | 1993 | ||
| =115 | Senegal | 0.1% | 1991 | ||
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 | 1994 |
