Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger
Niger: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 38.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger, 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 Niger is 38.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger peaked at 43.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2007.
That places Niger 11th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.0% | — |
| 1992 | 30.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 38.8% | -0.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 38.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 38.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 3.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 29.7% | 30.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 29.4% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 30.1% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.8% | 40.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Niger was 38.8% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2007.
- How does Niger rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Niger ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.