Rwanda vs Zambia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Rwanda
2.9%
in 2025
Zambia
3.1%
in 2025
Rwanda rank
104th
Zambia rank
101st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Rwanda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Rwanda ranks 104th and Zambia ranks 101st of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 16.3% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 15.0% | 4.3% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 9.9% | 3.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Rwanda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Rwanda and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Rwanda ranks 104th and Zambia ranks 101st 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.