Ethiopia vs Niger: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Ethiopia
29.6%
in 2025
Niger
30.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
10th
Niger rank
9th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ethiopia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.0% against 29.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Niger ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 28.0% | 10.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 28.3% | 13.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 31.3% | 6.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.4% | 0.1% | 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 Niger?
- Niger, at 30.0% against 29.6% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Ethiopia and Niger?
- 0.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th and Niger ranks 9th 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.