Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific stood at 5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 12.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2025.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.8% | — |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 11.8% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More work & labour data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in East Asia & Pacific was 5.0% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2025.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.