Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Arab World
Arab World: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Arab World, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Arab World is 8.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Arab World peaked at 24.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2025.
That places Arab World 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.7% | — |
| 1992 | 24.2% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 19.5% | 24.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.8% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Arab World
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 48.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 10.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 20.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 46.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 30.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Arab World?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Arab World was 8.4% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2025.
- How does Arab World rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Arab World ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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.