Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Germany
Germany: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Germany, 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 Germany is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Germany peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Germany 159th out of 187 countries 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +39.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +34.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -11.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 56% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 156 Spain 0.2% compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 0.2% compare
- 158 Netherlands 0.2% compare
- 160 Argentina 0.2% compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 162 Bulgaria 0.1% compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Germany?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Germany was 0.2% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Germany ranks 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.