Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in European Union
European Union: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in European Union, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in European Union is 0.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in European Union peaked at 3.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2025.
European Union ranks 45th 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.2% | — |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for European Union
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in European Union?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in European Union was 0.6% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2025.
- How does European Union rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- European Union ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union 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.