Afghanistan vs IDA & IBRD total: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Afghanistan
21.9%
in 2025
IDA & IBRD total
11.1%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
18th
IDA & IBRD total rank
21st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.9% against 11.1% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.0 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 19.1% | 14.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 16.3% | 15.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 13.2% | 10.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 11.5% | 9.9% | 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- Afghanistan, at 21.9% against 11.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and IDA & IBRD total?
- 10.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA & IBRD total?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st 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.