North Korea vs World: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
North Korea
28.1%
in 2025
World
14.4%
in 2025
North Korea rank
24th
World rank
26th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- North Korea
- World
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 28.1% against 14.4% in World, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 24th and World ranks 26th of 187 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 25.2% | 3.0% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 21.7% | 6.9% | North Korea |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 17.7% | 10.4% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 15.1% | 13.3% | 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 World?
- North Korea, at 28.1% against 14.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between North Korea and World?
- 13.7%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and World rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- North Korea ranks 24th and World ranks 26th 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.