Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Post-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 1.0% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 5.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2025.
That places Post-demographic dividend 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.0% | — |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Post-demographic dividend?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Post-demographic dividend was 1.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2025.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.