Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guyana
Guyana: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guyana, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.0% 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guyana peaked at 6.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
That places Guyana 187th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.2% | — |
| 1992 | 6.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 4.6% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -34.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -47.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -82.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -72.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 12% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -82.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | -72.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2022 | -47.6% | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| 2019 | -34.2% | 2.6% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Guyana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4095 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9077 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9156 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 295.49 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.41 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 433.17 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 888.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guyana?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Guyana was 0.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Guyana rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Guyana ranks 187th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.