Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 9.9% 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 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend peaked at 17.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2025.
IDA blend ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.0% | — |
| 1992 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 16.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.2% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.9% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 10 Kenya 21.5% compare
- 11 Mali 21.4% compare
- 12 Haiti 20.4% compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.3% compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.4% compare
- 15 Afghanistan 18.9% compare
- 16 Myanmar 17.5% compare
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA blend was 9.9% 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 blend?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2025.
- How does IDA blend rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.