Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in World
World: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in World, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
World recorded 14.4% 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 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in World peaked at 26.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2025.
That places World 26th 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.4% | — |
| 1992 | 26.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 24.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.2% | 23.9% | 26.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 19.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.4% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 28.2% compare
- 24 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 28.1% compare
- 25 Sudan 27.2% compare
- 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
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1316 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6.68 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3.09 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5.10 million 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10.18 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in World?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in World was 14.4% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2025.
- How does World rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- World ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.