Burundi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Burundi
37.4%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.1%
in 2025
Burundi rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Burundi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 37.4% against 17.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Burundi's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 22.1% | 18.2% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 21.7% | 19.3% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 19.3% | 20.8% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 17.5% | 20.1% | 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Burundi, at 37.4% against 17.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20.3%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Burundi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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.