Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya
Libya: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 6.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya stood at 6.0%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya peaked at 7.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2010.
That places Libya 80th 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.9% | — |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya was 6.0% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2010.
- How does Libya rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Libya ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.