India vs Upper middle income: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
India
15.7%
in 2025
Upper middle income
7.6%
in 2025
India rank
32nd
Upper middle income rank
30th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- India
- Upper middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 15.7% against 7.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes India's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Upper middle income ahead.
India ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 187 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 0.5% | India |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.8% | 3.1% | India |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 10.5% | 6.3% | India |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 8.2% | 7.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), India or Upper middle income?
- India, at 15.7% against 7.6% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between India and Upper middle income?
- 8.1%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and Upper middle income rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- India ranks 32nd and Upper middle income ranks 30th 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.