Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 23.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Early-demographic dividend, 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 Early-demographic dividend is 23.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 35.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2025.
That places Early-demographic dividend 14th out of 47 groups 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.7% | — |
| 1992 | 35.3% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 23.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 33.3% | 35.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 31.5% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 26.4% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.4% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 11 Niger 38.8% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 38.6% compare
- 13 Mali 38.0% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 37.4% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 37.1% compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.2% compare
- 17 Myanmar 34.6% compare
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Early-demographic dividend was 23.4% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2025.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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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.