Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 14.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2025.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.3% | — |
| 1992 | 12.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 13.7% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.4% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.8% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 44.0% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 7.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.