Afghanistan vs South Asia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Afghanistan
68.8%
in 2025
South Asia
29.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
2nd
South Asia rank
5th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- South Asia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 68.8% against 29.3% in South Asia, a difference of 39.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.3 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.8% | 39.9% | 43.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 37.3% | 45.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 36.2% | 30.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 31.2% | 35.0% | 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 South Asia?
- Afghanistan, at 68.8% against 29.3% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 39.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 5th 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.