Denmark vs Sweden: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)

Denmark
0.4%
in 2025
Sweden
0.3%
in 2025
Denmark rank
152nd
Sweden rank
154th

Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 154th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 2.7% 0.7% 1.9% Denmark
2000s 1.2% 0.5% 0.7% Denmark
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Denmark
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Denmark and Sweden?
0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
Denmark ranks 152nd and Sweden ranks 154th 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

Indicator
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.