Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 26.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 26.4% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 37.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2025.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.8% | — |
| 1992 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 36.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 36.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 36.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 36.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.6% | 37.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 36.0% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 29.1% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.4% | 28.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More work & labour data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 50.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern was 26.4% 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 Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2025.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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.
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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.