Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong, China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong, China is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 2.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong, China 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -27.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -22.0% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 32% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong, China?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Hong Kong, China was 0.1% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.