India vs Low & middle income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
India
31.6%
in 2025
Low & middle income
18.2%
in 2025
India rank
20th
Low & middle income rank
20th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- India
- Low & middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 31.6% against 18.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 187 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 32.1% | 4.0% | India |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 27.6% | 6.1% | India |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 22.5% | 12.9% | India |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 19.1% | 14.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), India or Low & middle income?
- India, at 31.6% against 18.2% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between India and Low & middle income?
- 13.4%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- India ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 20th 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.