Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 6.4% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 12.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2021.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.9% | — |
| 1992 | 11.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 19 Democratic Republic of Congo 16.1% compare
- 20 Albania 16.0% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 15.8% compare
- 22 Burundi 14.9% compare
- 23 Benin 14.1% compare
- 24 Mozambique 13.0% compare
- 25 Yemen 12.9% compare
More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 6.4% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2021.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.