Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 11.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2025.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.8% | — |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 11.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.8% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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.