Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 38.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia stood at 38.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia peaked at 65.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2025.
That places Ethiopia 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.0% | — |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 59.6% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 38.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 38.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.0% | 55.8% | 56.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 58.1% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 45.5% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 38.9% | 42.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ethiopia was 38.9% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.