Egypt vs Syria: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Egypt
16.1%
in 2025
Syria
16.3%
in 2025
Egypt rank
45th
Syria rank
43rd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 16.3% against 16.1% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Syria ahead.
Egypt ranks 45th and Syria ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 49.4% | 24.8% | Syria |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 27.8% | 4.8% | Syria |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 14.3% | 8.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.8% | 1.1% | 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 Syria?
- Syria, at 16.3% against 16.1% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Egypt ranks 45th and Syria ranks 43rd 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.