Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in South Asia
South Asia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in South Asia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in South Asia stood at 8.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in South Asia peaked at 15.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2022.
That places South Asia 15th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.0% | — |
| 1992 | 14.8% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 12.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +16.8% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 12 Haiti 20.4% compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 20.3% compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.4% compare
- 15 Afghanistan 18.9% compare
- 16 Myanmar 17.5% compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 17.3% compare
- 18 Fiji 17.2% compare
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in South Asia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in South Asia was 8.8% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2022.
- How does South Asia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- South Asia ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.