Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 68.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 68.8% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan peaked at 83.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2017.
That places Afghanistan 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.8% | — |
| 1992 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 68.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 68.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%, 32.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.8% | 83.7% | 83.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 79.4% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 58.3% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 60.4% | 69.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Solomon Islands 70.6% compare
- 3 Nepal 65.0% compare
- 4 Burundi 58.5% compare
- 5 Madagascar 56.8% compare
More work & labour data for Afghanistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4637 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4511 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.088 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,498 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 36,430 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,039 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 65,177 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,217 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Afghanistan was 68.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.