Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 5.5% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 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 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 13.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.3% | — |
| 1992 | 13.1% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.7% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.0% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.5% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.