Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries is 13.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Least developed countries peaked at 16.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2019.
That places Least developed countries 5th out of 47 groups 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) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.3% | — |
| 1992 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 15.6% | 16.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 2 South Sudan 41.1% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 28.7% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 27.3% compare
- 5 Nepal 26.8% compare
- 6 Madagascar 23.9% compare
- 7 Bhutan 23.9% compare
- 8 Niger 22.8% compare
More work & labour data for Least developed countries
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Least developed countries?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Least developed countries was 13.5% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2019.
- How does Least developed countries rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Least developed countries ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.