Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA total
IDA total: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 23.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA total, 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 total is 23.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA total peaked at 38.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 23.9%, in 2025.
IDA total ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.2% | — |
| 1992 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 38.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 34.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 37.9% | 38.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 34.9% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 27.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 23.9% | 26.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 10 Ethiopia 38.9% compare
- 11 Niger 38.8% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 38.6% compare
- 13 Mali 38.0% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 37.4% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 37.1% compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.2% compare
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA total?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA total was 23.9% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9% in 2025.
- How does IDA total rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA total ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.