Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 8.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2025.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.8% | — |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 7.9% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.4% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.