Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) rose 0.695% to 22.2% in South Korea in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in South Korea reached an all time high of 61.0% in 1981 and an all time low of 22.0% in 2019. When compared to South Korea's main peers, Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) in China amounted to 49.2%, 94.3% in Dem. People's Republic of Korea, 8.59% in Japan and 61.4% in Vietnam in 2020.
South Korea has been ranked 108th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Self-Employed, Female (As % of Female Workforce) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cambodia | % | 61.4% | 57.7% | 58.4% | 56.2% | 54.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 48.4% | 48.1% | 47.9% | 47.6% | 46.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 81.4% | 80.4% | 79.4% | 78.2% | 76.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 10.2% | 9.72% | 9.15% | 8.90% | 8.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 85.8% | 85.0% | 84.1% | 83.2% | 82.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 6.22% | 6.26% | 6.36% | 5.47% | 5.77% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 24.6% | 23.5% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 53.3% | 52.2% | 51.3% | 50.6% | 51.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 5.36% | 5.26% | 5.16% | 5.28% | 5.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 69.4% | 65.8% | 64.3% | 62.3% | 60.6% |
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