Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area
Euro area: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area peaked at 4.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.
Euro area ranks 46th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 4.8% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Euro area was 0.6% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- How does Euro area rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Euro area ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.