Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Ethiopia
22.8%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
12.9%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
6th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 22.8% against 12.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 14.6% | 7.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 14.3% | 9.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 13.1% | 10.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 13.2% | 10.2% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Ethiopia, at 22.8% against 12.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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.