Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Liberia
Liberia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 9.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Liberia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Liberia recorded 9.6% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Liberia peaked at 15.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2025.
Liberia ranks 63rd of 187 countries 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.1% | — |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 15.5% | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -1.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 9.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 9.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 60 Mauritania 10.8% compare
- 61 Nigeria 10.1% compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 9.8% compare
- 64 Philippines 9.0% compare
- 65 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.5% compare
- 66 Serbia 7.9% compare
More work & labour data for Liberia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,689 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,115 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,410 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,256 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Liberia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Liberia was 9.6% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2025.
- How does Liberia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Liberia ranks 63rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.