Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ireland
Ireland: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ireland peaked at 2.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
That places Ireland 132nd out of 187 countries 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +57.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -35.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -4.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 129 Latvia 0.9% compare
- 130 Lesotho 0.9% compare
- 131 New Caledonia 0.9% compare
- 133 Poland 0.8% compare
- 134 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 0.8% compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ireland?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Ireland was 0.9% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Ireland rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Ireland ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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.