Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 5.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only peaked at 12.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2022.
That places IBRD only 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.1% | — |
| 1992 | 11.9% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 23 Benin 14.1% compare
- 24 Mozambique 13.0% compare
- 25 Yemen 12.9% compare
- 26 Angola 12.9% compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 12.7% compare
- 28 Tajikistan 11.5% compare
- 29 Thailand 11.1% compare
More work & labour data for IBRD only
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IBRD only was 5.7% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
- How does IBRD only rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- IBRD only ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.