Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 7.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 7.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.4% | — |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Eritrea ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.