Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 12.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 12.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 14.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2019.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.2% | — |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 14.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.9% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 3 East Timor 28.7% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 27.3% compare
- 5 Nepal 26.8% compare
- 6 Madagascar 23.9% compare
- 7 Bhutan 23.9% compare
- 8 Niger 22.8% compare
- 9 Ethiopia 22.8% compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 70.23 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 564,978 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 239,462 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.5 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,723 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,279 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 12.9% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.