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
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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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Indicator
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.