Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs East Timor: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
21.8%
in 2025
East Timor
36.2%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th
East Timor rank
16th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 36.2% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 14.4%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th and East Timor ranks 16th of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.8% | 40.1% | 9.3% | East Timor |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 39.2% | 9.1% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 39.5% | 13.0% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 37.3% | 14.8% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, female (% of female employment), Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 36.2% against 21.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and East Timor?
- 14.4%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and East Timor?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and East Timor rank globally for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th and East Timor ranks 16th 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.