Mali vs Niger: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Mali
27.9%
in 2025
Niger
30.0%
in 2025
Mali rank
12th
Niger rank
9th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.0% against 27.9% in Mali, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 12th and Niger ranks 9th of 187 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 28.0% | 6.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 28.3% | 8.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 31.3% | 9.9% | Niger |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 30.4% | 3.2% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 30.0% against 27.9% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Mali and Niger?
- 2.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mali ranks 12th and Niger ranks 9th 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.