Japan vs South Africa: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)
Japan
0.6%
in 2025
South Africa
0.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
129th
South Africa rank
132nd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 132nd of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, male (% of male employment), Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 0.6% against 0.5% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Japan ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 132nd 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.