Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific, 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 stood at 13.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 34.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2025.
That places East Asia & Pacific 28th 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 34.7% | — |
| 1992 | 34.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 31.3% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 29.4% | 34.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 22.0% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.8% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 25 Sudan 27.2% compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.4% compare
- 27 Central African Republic 26.4% compare
- 28 Benin 26.4% compare
- 29 Albania 26.4% compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.5% compare
- 31 Indonesia 24.2% compare
More work & labour data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in East Asia & Pacific was 13.3% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.