India vs Middle income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
India
31.6%
in 2025
Middle income
17.0%
in 2025
India rank
20th
Middle income rank
22nd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- India
- Middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 31.6% against 17.0% in Middle income, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 31.6% | 4.5% | India |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 26.5% | 7.2% | India |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 21.1% | 14.3% | India |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 17.9% | 15.8% | 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 Middle income?
- India, at 31.6% against 17.0% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between India and Middle income?
- 14.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- India ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 22nd 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.