Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Laos
22.3%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
11.2%
in 2025
Laos rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Laos
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Laos currently reports 22.3% against 11.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Laos's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.7% | 16.0% | 19.7% | Laos |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 15.3% | 16.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 12.9% | 13.1% | Laos |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 11.5% | 11.2% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Laos, at 22.3% against 11.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 11.1%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Laos ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th 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.