Europe & Central Asia vs Yemen: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Europe & Central Asia
1.8%
in 2025
Yemen
14.5%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia rank
39th
Yemen rank
37th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 14.5% against 1.8% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 8.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 11.5% | 6.7% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 10.3% | 6.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 11.9% | 9.2% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 14.3% | 12.3% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Europe & Central Asia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 14.5% against 1.8% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Europe & Central Asia and Yemen?
- 12.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Yemen rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th and Yemen ranks 37th 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.