Middle income vs Pakistan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Middle income
10.6%
in 2025
Pakistan
19.7%
in 2025
Middle income rank
22nd
Pakistan rank
23rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Middle income
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 19.7% against 10.6% in Middle income, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 22nd and Pakistan ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 25.7% | 6.0% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 24.6% | 8.2% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 22.7% | 9.8% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 20.2% | 9.1% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Middle income or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 19.7% against 10.6% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Middle income and Pakistan?
- 9.1%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Pakistan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Pakistan rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Middle income ranks 22nd and Pakistan ranks 23rd 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.