Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 25.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only, 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 IDA only is 25.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only peaked at 43.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2025.
IDA only ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 42.7% | — |
| 1992 | 42.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7% | 42.3% | 43.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 39.4% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 29.9% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.7% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More work & labour data for IDA only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only was 25.7% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2025.
- How does IDA only rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA only ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.