Eritrea vs Euro area: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Eritrea
11.9%
in 2025
Euro area
0.5%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
44th
Euro area rank
46th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Eritrea
- Euro area
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 11.9% against 0.5% in Euro area, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 24.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 44th and Euro area ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 2.4% | 11.3% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 1.5% | 11.4% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 0.8% | 12.1% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 0.6% | 11.7% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Eritrea or Euro area?
- Eritrea, at 11.9% against 0.5% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Eritrea and Euro area?
- 11.4%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Euro area?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Euro area rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 44th and Euro area ranks 46th 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.