European Union vs Somalia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
European Union
0.6%
in 2025
Somalia
10.5%
in 2025
European Union rank
45th
Somalia rank
46th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- European Union
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.5% against 0.6% in European Union, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 19.1 times European Union's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 15.9% | 12.8% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 14.8% | 12.9% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 11.9% | 10.8% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 10.7% | 10.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), European Union or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 10.5% against 0.6% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between European Union and Somalia?
- 9.9%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Somalia rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- European Union ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 46th 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.