Ethiopia vs Yemen: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Ethiopia
38.9%
in 2025
Yemen
40.7%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Yemen rank
9th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 40.7% against 38.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 31.4% | 24.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 30.2% | 32.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 38.0% | 16.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 40.8% | 0.6% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Ethiopia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 40.7% against 38.9% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 1.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 9th 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.