Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany
Germany: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.2% 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 12.2% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany peaked at 1.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
Germany ranks 160th of 187 countries 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.4% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -15.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 157 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.3% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 0.2% compare
- 159 Spain 0.2% compare
- 161 Argentina 0.2% compare
- 162 Macau, China 0.2% compare
- 163 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Germany was 0.2% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Germany ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.