Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.1% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong peaked at 0.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
That places Hong Kong 184th 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -36.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +73.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 20% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More work & labour data for Hong Kong
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Hong Kong was 0.1% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Hong Kong ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.