Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 26.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the is 26.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 32.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2025.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26th 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.7% | — |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 32.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 26.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the'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 | 30.8% | 28.7% | 32.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 31.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 28.9% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.4% | 27.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 28.2% compare
- 24 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.1% compare
- 25 Sudan 27.2% compare
- 27 Central African Republic 26.4% compare
- 28 Benin 26.4% compare
- 29 Albania 26.4% compare
More work & labour data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2025.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.