Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 14.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 14.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 15.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2015.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.8% | — |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 14.8% | 15.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.0% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Solomon Islands 44.3% compare
- 2 South Sudan 41.1% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 28.7% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 27.3% compare
- 5 Nepal 26.8% compare
- 6 Madagascar 23.9% compare
- 7 Bhutan 23.9% compare
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 14.5% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2015.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.