Botswana vs Zambia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Botswana
2.2%
in 2025
Zambia
2.1%
in 2025
Botswana rank
103rd
Zambia rank
104th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 104th of 187 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 12.4% | 11.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 11.6% | 8.7% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 7.3% | 3.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Botswana ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 104th 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.