Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total stood at 7.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 12.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2025.
That places IDA & IBRD total 20th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.7% | — |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 17 Burkina Faso 17.3% compare
- 18 Fiji 17.2% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.1% compare
- 20 Albania 16.0% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 15.8% compare
- 22 Burundi 14.9% compare
- 23 Benin 14.1% compare
More work & labour data for IDA & IBRD total
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 47.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA & IBRD total was 7.1% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2025.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.