Latin America & Caribbean vs Yemen: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Latin America & Caribbean
3.7%
in 2025
Yemen
14.5%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
37th
Yemen rank
37th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 14.5% against 3.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10.8%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 3.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | 11.5% | 3.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 10.3% | 3.6% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 11.9% | 7.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 14.3% | 10.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Latin America & Caribbean or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 14.5% against 3.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Latin America & Caribbean and Yemen?
- 10.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Yemen?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Yemen rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th and Yemen ranks 37th 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.