Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Niger
Niger: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 22.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Niger, 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 Niger is 22.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Niger peaked at 27.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2025.
That places Niger 8th 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) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.8% | — |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 22.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 22.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 25.8% | 27.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 27.1% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 23.2% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.8% | 23.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Niger?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Niger was 22.8% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Niger ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.