Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) was 21.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 21.2% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 22.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1991.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.1% | — |
| 1992 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 21.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 21.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 17.1% | 20.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.2% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More work & labour data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Democratic Republic of Congo was 21.2% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1991.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 19th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.