Democratic Republic of Congo vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)

Democratic Republic of Congo
16.1%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
6.4%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
22nd

Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
57.51012.51517.5199120082025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 16.1% against 6.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 6.3% 11.5% 5.2% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 7.9% 10.5% 2.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 10.3% 7.6% 2.6% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 16.5% 6.5% 10.1% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 16.1% against 6.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
9.7%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.