Pakistan vs World: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Pakistan
19.7%
in 2025
World
9.4%
in 2025
Pakistan rank
23rd
World rank
26th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Pakistan
- World
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 19.7% against 9.4% in World, a difference of 10.3%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.1 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 23rd and World ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 15.9% | 9.7% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 13.7% | 10.9% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 11.2% | 11.5% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 9.8% | 10.4% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Pakistan or World?
- Pakistan, at 19.7% against 9.4% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Pakistan and World?
- 10.3%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and World rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Pakistan ranks 23rd and World ranks 26th 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.