Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Small states
Small states: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Small states stood at 7.2%.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Small states peaked at 9.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2019.
Small states ranks 19th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.2% | — |
| 1992 | 9.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 16 Myanmar 17.5% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 17.3% compare
- 18 Fiji 17.2% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 16.1% compare
- 20 Albania 16.0% compare
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 15.8% compare
- 22 Burundi 14.9% compare
More work & labour data for Small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Small states?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Small states was 7.2% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2019.
- How does Small states rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Small states ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.