Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 28.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 28.2% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 32.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2017.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 23rd 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.3% | — |
| 1992 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 31.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 28.5% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 28.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 28.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 32.0% | 32.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 30.5% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 16.6% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 23.7% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 20 India 31.6% compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 30.3% compare
- 22 Haiti 29.4% compare
- 24 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.1% compare
- 25 Sudan 27.2% compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.4% compare
More work & labour data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,814 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.05 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,867 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.53 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,166 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,805 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.05 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Côte d'Ivoire was 28.2% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2017.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.