Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 2.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland peaked at 5.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 105th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 6.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Switzerland was 2.7% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Switzerland ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.