Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Yemen: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 40.7% against 26.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 31.4% | 4.7% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 30.2% | 2.7% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 38.0% | 7.8% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 40.8% | 13.3% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 40.7% against 26.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Yemen?
- 14.5%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Yemen rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 9th of 47 groups.
- 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.