New Zealand vs South Africa: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
New Zealand
0.7%
in 2025
South Africa
0.7%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
139th
South Africa rank
140th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 140th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 4.0% | 1.3% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.3% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), New Zealand or South Africa?
- New Zealand, at 0.7% against 0.7% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- New Zealand ranks 139th and South Africa ranks 140th 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.