Ireland vs Italy: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)

Ireland
0.9%
in 2025
Italy
1.0%
in 2025
Ireland rank
126th
Italy rank
124th

Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Ireland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.

Ireland ranks 126th and Italy ranks 124th of 187 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 1.4% 2.9% 1.4% Italy
2000s 0.9% 2.1% 1.3% Italy
2010s 0.7% 1.4% 0.7% Italy
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Ireland or Italy?
Italy, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Ireland and Italy?
0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
Ireland ranks 126th and Italy ranks 124th 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

Indicator
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.