Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Canada
Canada: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Canada, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Canada stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Canada peaked at 0.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Canada ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -23.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 180 Hong Kong, China 0.1% compare
- 181 Iceland 0.1% compare
- 182 Russian Federation 0.1% compare
- 184 Australia 0.1% compare
- 185 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 186 Guyana 0.1% compare
More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Canada?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Canada was 0.1% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Canada ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.