Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in European Union
European Union: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in European Union, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
European Union recorded 0.4% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in European Union peaked at 1.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2025.
That places European Union 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in European Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.7% | — |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in European Union?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in European Union was 0.4% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does European Union rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- European Union ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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.