Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 2.6% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland peaked at 2.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2019.
Switzerland ranks 85th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +31.3% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 8.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 82 Libya 2.8% compare
- 83 Bangladesh 2.7% compare
- 84 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.7% compare
- 86 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.5% compare
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 2.4% compare
- 88 Mexico 2.4% compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Switzerland was 2.6% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Switzerland ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.