Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in India
India: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 31.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in India, 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 India is 31.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in India peaked at 38.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2025.
India ranks 20th of 187 countries 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.1% | — |
| 1992 | 37.7% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 36.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 31.6% | -2.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 31.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 31.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.0%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.1% | 33.7% | 38.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 33.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 34.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 31.6% | 35.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More work & labour data for India
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5078 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 876,613 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 782,365 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 743,542 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 761,710 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1.51 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in India?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in India was 31.6% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2025.
- How does India rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- India ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.