Democratic Republic of Congo vs Upper middle income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled)
Democratic Republic of Congo
26.4%
in 2025
Upper middle income
11.9%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
29th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 26.4% against 11.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 30.0% | 0.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 23.6% | 8.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 17.0% | 13.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 13.0% | 14.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or Upper middle income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 26.4% against 11.9% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Democratic Republic of Congo and Upper middle income?
- 14.5%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Upper middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 29th 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.