Afghanistan vs South Asia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Afghanistan
18.9%
in 2025
South Asia
8.8%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
15th
South Asia rank
15th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- South Asia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 18.9% against 8.8% in South Asia, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.2 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 15th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 14.0% | 9.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 11.9% | 10.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 10.3% | 3.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 8.8% | 7.8% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Afghanistan or South Asia?
- Afghanistan, at 18.9% against 8.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 10.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and South Asia rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 15th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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.