Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 11.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 11.9% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income peaked at 32.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2025.
That places Upper middle income 29th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.4% | — |
| 1992 | 31.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 31.1% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 27.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.0% | 27.6% | 32.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 20.2% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 14.4% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 11.9% | 14.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.4% compare
- 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
More work & labour data for Upper middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Upper middle income was 11.9% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2025.
- How does Upper middle income rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.