Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in China
China: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 12.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in China stood at 12.3%. 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 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in China peaked at 36.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2025.
That places China 55th out of 187 countries 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.0% | — |
| 1992 | 35.3% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 30.5% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 12.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 12.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.2% | 30.5% | 36.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 22.3% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.3% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.3% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More work & labour data for China
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.74 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0615 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.12 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 275,362 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 319,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 326,230 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 645,797 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in China?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in China was 12.3% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2025.
- How does China rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- China ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.