Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 26.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries is 26.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries peaked at 45.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2025.
Least developed countries ranks 8th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.0% | — |
| 1992 | 45.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 44.0% | 45.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 40.7% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 30.9% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 26.9% | 29.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More work & labour data for Least developed countries
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries was 26.9% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2025.
- How does Least developed countries rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Least developed countries ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed 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.