Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Belgium
Belgium: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Belgium, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1.0% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Belgium peaked at 6.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2023.
Belgium ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -17.1% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -6.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Belgium?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Belgium was 1.0% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Belgium ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.