Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Angola
Angola: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 12.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Angola, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Angola recorded 12.9% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 134.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Angola peaked at 15.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2014.
Angola ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.1% | — |
| 1992 | 14.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 14.4% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | +2.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 12.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 12.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.6% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 8.1% | 12.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 23 Benin 14.1% compare
- 24 Mozambique 13.0% compare
- 25 Yemen 12.9% compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 12.7% compare
- 28 Tajikistan 11.5% compare
- 29 Thailand 11.1% compare
More work & labour data for Angola
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.7608 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7449 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7758 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 61,132 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,914 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 76,286 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 73,759 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 150,046 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Angola?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Angola was 12.9% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2014.
- How does Angola rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Angola ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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.