East Asia & Pacific vs North Korea: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
East Asia & Pacific
8.8%
in 2025
North Korea
16.0%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific rank
29th
North Korea rank
31st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 16.0% against 8.8% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.8 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and North Korea ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 15.7% | 4.9% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 16.1% | 0.1% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 15.8% | 4.0% | North Korea |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 16.1% | 6.7% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), East Asia & Pacific or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 16.0% against 8.8% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between East Asia & Pacific and North Korea?
- 7.2%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and North Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and North Korea rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and North Korea ranks 31st of 47 groups.
- 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.