Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) was 8.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Venezuela, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 8.5% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 561.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Venezuela peaked at 8.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2016.
That places Venezuela 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +37.2% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +37.0% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -20.7% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +106.5% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +52.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | +5.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 8.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 8.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 2.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Venezuela?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Venezuela was 8.5% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2016.
- How does Venezuela rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Venezuela ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 561.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.