Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Arab World
Arab World: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Arab World, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Arab World stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Arab World peaked at 7.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2025.
That places Arab World 34th 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, male (% of male employment) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.1% | — |
| 1992 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Arab World
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 48.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 10.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 20.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 46.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 30.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Arab World?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Arab World was 2.9% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2025.
- How does Arab World rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Arab World ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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.