Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 32.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 32.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 41.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2018.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41.6% | — |
| 1992 | 40.9% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 40.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 40.3% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 39.8% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 38.3% | 41.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 35.0% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 32.1% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.1% | 35.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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
More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 32.1% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2018.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.