Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total
IDA total: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 11.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total, 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 IDA total is 11.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total peaked at 15.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2025.
IDA total ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.9% | — |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.3% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in IDA total was 11.6% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2025.
- How does IDA total rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- IDA total ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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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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.