Ethiopia vs Kenya: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Ethiopia
29.6%
in 2025
Kenya
27.2%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Kenya rank
13th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 29.6% against 27.2% in Kenya, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 13th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 41.7% | 3.5% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 37.5% | 3.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 29.2% | 8.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 27.5% | 3.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Ethiopia, at 29.6% against 27.2% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 2.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 13th 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.