Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income
Low income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 29.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Low income recorded 29.4% 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income peaked at 39.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2025.
Low income ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.8% | — |
| 1992 | 38.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 38.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 37.8% | 38.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 38.4% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 32.9% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.4% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Solomon Islands 70.6% compare
- 2 Afghanistan 68.8% compare
- 3 Nepal 65.0% compare
- 4 Burundi 58.5% compare
- 5 Madagascar 56.8% compare
- 6 Pakistan 53.4% compare
- 7 South Sudan 45.6% compare
More work & labour data for Low income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Low income was 29.4% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2025.
- How does Low income rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Low income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.