Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Angola
Angola: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 19.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Angola stood at 19.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Angola peaked at 22.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2014.
That places Angola 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.8% | — |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 19.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 19.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.1% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.6% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 14.9% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Angola?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Angola was 19.3% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2014.
- How does Angola rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Angola ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.