Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 16.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo is 16.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 17.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1991.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 19th out of 187 countries 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) (modeled ILO) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 7.5% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 16.1% | -1.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 16.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 16.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 7.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More work & labour data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo was 16.1% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1991.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.