South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
South Africa
0.7%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.8%
in 2025
South Africa rank
140th
Zimbabwe rank
137th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 0.4% | 3.6% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 3.3% | 2.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.8% against 0.7% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- South Africa ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th 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.