Niger vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Niger
30.0%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
17.1%
in 2025
Niger rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Niger
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.0% against 17.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 22.1% | 5.9% | Niger |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 21.7% | 6.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 19.3% | 12.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 17.5% | 12.9% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Niger or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Niger, at 30.0% against 17.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12.9%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Niger ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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.