Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in World
World: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in World, 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 World is 6.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in World peaked at 10.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2025.
That places World 24th 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.5% | — |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 15.8% compare
- 22 Burundi 14.9% compare
- 23 Benin 14.1% compare
- 24 Mozambique 13.0% compare
- 25 Yemen 12.9% compare
- 26 Angola 12.9% compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 12.7% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1316 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1143 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.688 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6.68 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3.09 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5.10 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5.08 million 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10.18 million 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in World?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in World was 6.1% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- How does World rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- World ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.