Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Ethiopia
38.9%
in 2025
Lower middle income
25.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Lower middle income rank
12th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 38.9% against 25.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 35.7% | 20.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 32.9% | 29.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 29.8% | 25.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 26.5% | 13.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 38.9% against 25.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 13.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 12th 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.