Euro area vs Nigeria: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Euro area
0.5%
in 2025
Nigeria
9.9%
in 2025
Euro area rank
46th
Nigeria rank
48th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Euro area
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 9.9% against 0.5% in Euro area, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 20.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 47 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 16.0% | 13.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 13.8% | 12.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 10.5% | 9.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 10.2% | 9.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Euro area or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 9.9% against 0.5% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Euro area and Nigeria?
- 9.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Nigeria?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Nigeria rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Euro area ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 48th 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.