Afghanistan vs Africa Western and Central: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Afghanistan
21.9%
in 2025
Africa Western and Central
13.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
18th
Africa Western and Central rank
16th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Western and Central
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.9% against 13.0% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 8.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.7 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Africa Western and Central ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Western and Central | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 18.7% | 14.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 17.3% | 14.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 14.3% | 9.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 13.2% | 8.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Afghanistan or Africa Western and Central?
- Afghanistan, at 21.9% against 13.0% in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
- 8.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Western and Central rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Africa Western and Central ranks 16th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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.