Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 29.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 29.6% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia peaked at 42.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2025.
That places Ethiopia 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.9% | — |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 38.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 37.9% | 38.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 39.1% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 33.0% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 29.6% | 31.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Ethiopia was 29.6% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.