Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 26.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Central African Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Central African Republic 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 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Central African Republic peaked at 29.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2025.
Central African Republic ranks 27th of 187 countries 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.1% | — |
| 1992 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -0.2% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 26.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 26.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 29.1% | 29.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 28.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 28.0% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.4% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 24 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.1% compare
- 25 Sudan 27.2% compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.4% compare
- 28 Benin 26.4% compare
- 29 Albania 26.4% compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.5% compare
More work & labour data for Central African Republic
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4069 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3757 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4362 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0392 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,329 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,521 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,538 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,241 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 18,779 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Central African Republic?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2025.
- How does Central African Republic rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Central African Republic ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.