Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Laos
Laos: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) was 20.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Laos, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Laos recorded 20.3% 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Laos peaked at 28.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2025.
That places Laos 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.4% | — |
| 1992 | 28.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 27.4% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 20.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 20.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 7.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5% | 26.6% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 24.3% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 20.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.3% | 20.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More work & labour data for Laos
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Laos?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Laos was 20.3% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2025.
- How does Laos rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Laos ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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.