Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Belarus
Belarus: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Belarus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belarus recorded 2.5% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Belarus peaked at 9.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2025.
Belarus ranks 102nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.8% | — |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Belarus?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Belarus was 2.5% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- How does Belarus rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belarus ranks 102nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.