Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 68.8% against 32.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 36.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.8% | 40.2% | 43.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 36.8% | 45.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 34.7% | 32.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 33.4% | 32.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Afghanistan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Afghanistan, at 68.8% against 32.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 36.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.