Afghanistan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.9% against 11.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 16.0% | 17.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 15.2% | 16.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 12.9% | 10.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 11.4% | 10.0% | 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Afghanistan, at 21.9% against 11.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 10.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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.