Democratic Republic of Congo vs Middle income: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled)
Democratic Republic of Congo
21.2%
in 2025
Middle income
10.6%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
19th
Middle income rank
22nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Middle income
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 21.2% against 10.6% in Middle income, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.0 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle income ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Middle income ranks 22nd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 19.6% | 0.8% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 16.4% | 3.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 12.9% | 7.3% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 11.0% | 10.7% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Democratic Republic of Congo or Middle income?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 21.2% against 10.6% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle income?
- 10.6%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th and Middle income ranks 22nd 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.