Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia, 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 stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 7.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2025.
That places Europe & Central Asia 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.0% | — |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia was 2.4% 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.