Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 14.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 37.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.1% | — |
| 1992 | 36.5% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 35.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 31.5% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 23.6% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 31.5% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 23.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.4% | 16.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 24 North Korea 28.1% compare
- 25 Sudan 27.2% compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 26.4% compare
- 27 Central African Republic 26.4% compare
- 28 Benin 26.4% compare
- 29 Albania 26.4% compare
- 30 Laos 24.5% compare
More work & labour data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 14.4% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.