Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 14.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern is 14.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 15.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1991.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.4% | — |
| 1992 | 13.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 14.1% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 1 Solomon Islands 44.3% compare
- 2 South Sudan 41.1% compare
- 3 East Timor 28.7% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 27.3% compare
- 5 Nepal 26.8% compare
- 6 Madagascar 23.9% compare
More work & labour data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 50.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern was 14.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1991.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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.