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
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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

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.