Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 17.4% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 31.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2025.
That places IDA & IBRD total 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.8% | — |
| 1992 | 31.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.8% | 31.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 24.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.4% | 19.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 18 Kenya 33.6% compare
- 19 Chad 32.8% compare
- 20 India 31.6% compare
- 21 Papua New Guinea 30.3% compare
- 22 Haiti 29.4% compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 28.2% compare
- 24 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.1% compare
More work & labour data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA & IBRD total was 17.4% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2025.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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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.