Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 17.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central African Republic, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central African Republic is 17.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central African Republic peaked at 18.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1991.
Central African Republic ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.3% | — |
| 1992 | 17.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.8% | 18.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central African Republic?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central African Republic was 17.8% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1991.
- How does Central African Republic rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Central African Republic ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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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.