Malawi vs Philippines: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Malawi
5.6%
in 2025
Philippines
6.1%
in 2025
Malawi rank
64th
Philippines rank
62nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Malawi
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 6.1% against 5.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Philippines ahead.
Malawi ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 62nd of 187 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 13.8% | 4.7% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 11.5% | 3.3% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 8.8% | 2.0% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 6.7% | 0.9% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Malawi or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 6.1% against 5.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Malawi and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Philippines?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Philippines rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Malawi ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 62nd 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.