Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Small states
Small states: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 11.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Small states recorded 11.3% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Small states peaked at 14.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2025.
That places Small states 30th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.6% | — |
| 1992 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 27 Central African Republic 26.4% compare
- 28 Benin 26.4% compare
- 29 Albania 26.4% compare
- 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
More work & labour data for Small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Small states?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Small states was 11.3% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- How does Small states rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Small states ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.