Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo
Congo: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo stood at 7.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo peaked at 7.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2015.
That places Congo 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.1% | — |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.3% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Congo was 7.2% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Congo ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.