New Zealand vs South Africa: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
New Zealand
0.6%
in 2025
South Africa
0.6%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
138th
South Africa rank
136th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 138th and South Africa ranks 136th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.6% against 0.6% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- New Zealand ranks 138th and South Africa ranks 136th 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.