Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 5.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 11.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.1% | — |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 10.9% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 21.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 29.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 50.2% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 5.5% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 29th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.