Egypt vs European Union: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Egypt
16.1%
in 2025
European Union
0.7%
in 2025
Egypt rank
45th
European Union rank
45th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Egypt
- European Union
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.1% against 0.7% in European Union, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 23.4 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 45th and European Union ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 5.1% | 19.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 3.0% | 20.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 1.5% | 21.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 0.8% | 17.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Egypt or European Union?
- Egypt, at 16.1% against 0.7% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Egypt and European Union?
- 15.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and European Union?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and European Union rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Egypt ranks 45th and European Union ranks 45th 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.