Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States stood at 1.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States peaked at 2.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2025.
That places Caribbean Small States 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Caribbean Small States was 1.2% 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 Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2025.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.