China vs Türkiye: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
China
8.2%
in 2025
Türkiye
7.8%
in 2025
China rank
54th
Türkiye rank
56th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- China
- Türkiye
How they compare
China currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
China ranks 54th and Türkiye ranks 56th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 23.0% | 0.9% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 17.1% | 0.2% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 12.4% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 0.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), China or Türkiye?
- China, at 8.2% against 7.8% in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between China and Türkiye?
- 0.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Türkiye?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do China and Türkiye rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- China ranks 54th and Türkiye ranks 56th 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.