Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mali
Mali: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 38.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mali, 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 Mali is 38.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mali peaked at 38.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2011.
That places Mali 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.6% | — |
| 1992 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 38.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 38.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 23.3% | 24.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 21.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 21.7% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 27.4% | 38.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 10 Ethiopia 38.9% compare
- 11 Niger 38.8% compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 38.6% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 37.4% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 37.1% compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 36.2% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,195 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 40,192 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 79,354 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mali?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Mali was 38.0% 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mali ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.