Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 26.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 is 26.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 37.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2025.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.7% | — |
| 1992 | 36.9% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 35.9% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 34.2% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 31.2% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.2% | 29.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 21.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 29.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 50.2% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 26.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 10th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.