Africa Eastern and Southern vs Niger: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Africa Eastern and Southern
26.4%
in 2025
Niger
38.8%
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
9th
Niger rank
11th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 38.8% against 26.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th and Niger ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 29.9% | 7.0% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 29.6% | 7.1% | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 39.0% | 6.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 39.4% | 12.1% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Africa Eastern and Southern or Niger?
- Niger, at 38.8% against 26.4% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger?
- 12.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Niger rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th and Niger ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- 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.