Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 0.8% 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 10.2% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 5.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2025.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 42nd of 47 groups 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 Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.3% | — |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.8% 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 Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.