Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Other small states
Other small states: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Other small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Other small states stood at 9.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Other small states peaked at 14.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2025.
That places Other small states 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.7% | — |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.1% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.0% | 10.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24.5% compare
- 31 Indonesia 24.2% compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 23.8% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.7% compare
- 34 Guinea 22.5% compare
- 35 Ecuador 22.4% compare
- 36 Togo 22.4% compare
More work & labour data for Other small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Other small states?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Other small states was 9.0% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2025.
- How does Other small states rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Other small states ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.