Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Afghanistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Afghanistan stood at 21.9%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Afghanistan peaked at 33.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2021.
Afghanistan ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.5% | — |
| 1992 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 33.0% | 33.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.0% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.9% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
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- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.3% compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 21.2% compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 21.2% compare
- 21 Albania 20.8% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4511 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4755 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 36,430 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 65,039 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 130,217 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Afghanistan?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Afghanistan was 21.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2021.
- How does Afghanistan rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Afghanistan ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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.