IDA total vs Niger: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
IDA total
16.6%
in 2025
Niger
30.0%
in 2025
IDA total rank
11th
Niger rank
9th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- IDA total
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.0% against 16.6% in IDA total, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.8 times IDA total's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 11th and Niger ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 28.0% | 3.6% | Niger |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 28.3% | 5.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 31.3% | 11.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 30.4% | 13.3% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), IDA total or Niger?
- Niger, at 30.0% against 16.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between IDA total and Niger?
- 13.4%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Niger rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA total ranks 11th and Niger ranks 9th 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.