Burundi vs Low income: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Burundi
37.4%
in 2025
Low income
21.4%
in 2025
Burundi rank
5th
Low income rank
2nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burundi
- Low income
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 37.4% against 21.4% in Low income, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.7 times Low income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 5th and Low income ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 24.8% | 15.5% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 23.7% | 16.3% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 21.9% | 15.7% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Burundi or Low income?
- Burundi, at 37.4% against 21.4% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Burundi and Low income?
- 16.0%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Low income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Low income rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burundi ranks 5th and Low income ranks 2nd 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.