Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 22.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 22.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ethiopia peaked at 24.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1991.
That places Ethiopia 9th 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) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.6% | — |
| 1992 | 22.1% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 22.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 22.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 22.8% | 24.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ethiopia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Ethiopia was 22.8% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1991.
- How does Ethiopia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.