Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya
Libya: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya, 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 Libya is 2.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya peaked at 3.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2012.
Libya ranks 82nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.7% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 79 Palestine, State of 2.9% compare
- 80 Serbia 2.8% compare
- 81 Tonga 2.8% compare
- 83 Bangladesh 2.7% compare
- 84 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.7% compare
- 85 Switzerland 2.6% compare
More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Libya was 2.8% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2012.
- How does Libya rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Libya ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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.