North Korea vs Middle income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
North Korea
28.1%
in 2025
Middle income
17.0%
in 2025
North Korea rank
24th
Middle income rank
22nd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- North Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 28.1% against 17.0% in Middle income, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle income ahead.
North Korea ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 31.6% | 3.4% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.5% | 2.1% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 21.1% | 7.1% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 17.9% | 10.5% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), North Korea or Middle income?
- North Korea, at 28.1% against 17.0% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between North Korea and Middle income?
- 11.1%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- North Korea ranks 24th 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.