Colombia vs Zambia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Colombia
1.9%
in 2025
Zambia
2.1%
in 2025
Colombia rank
105th
Zambia rank
104th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Colombia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 105th 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 | Colombia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 12.4% | 7.6% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 11.6% | 7.6% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 7.3% | 4.2% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.6% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Colombia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2.1% against 1.9% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Colombia and Zambia?
- 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Colombia ranks 105th 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.