The number of self-employed women in the United Kingdom stood at 1.8 million in 2021. On a year-on-year basis, the indicator increased in the United Kingdom by 3.6% in 2021. Between 2010-2021, the number of self-employed women in the United Kingdom increased by 52.1%. The country had the highest number of self-employed women in the year 2021 and lowest in the years 2010 and 2011.
Self-employed persons are the ones who work in their own businesses, farm, or professional practice. The total self-employed population is calculated by adding the self-employed female population and the self-employed male population. A self-employed person is considered to be working if she/he meets one of the following criteria: works for the purpose of earning profit spends time on the operation of a business or is in the process of setting up his/her business. Self-employed persons include employers and own-account workers.
According to GlobalData, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Brazil, Pakistan, Thailand, and Mexico are some of the countries with the highest number of self-employed women in 2021.
Seychelles, Iceland, Barbados, Brunei, Malta, Saint Lucia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Jordan, the Republic of Kosovo, and Cyprus are some of the countries with the lowest number of self-employed women in 2021.
Between 2010 and 2021, Maldives, Malta, Luxembourg, New Zealand, South Africa, Ecuador, Israel, and Panama were some of the countries with the highest growth in the number of self-employed women.
Romania, Egypt, South Korea, Croatia, Moldova, Portugal, Ukraine, Afghanistan, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, and Slovenia were some of the countries with the lowest growth in the number of self-employed women between 2010 and 2021.
Population rate, education, economic cycle, industrial growth, socio-cultural factors, increasing unemployment levels, and income support policies are some of the factors that impact self-employment levels in a country.
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