Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guam
Guam: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guam stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guam peaked at 5.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2025.
Guam ranks 83rd of 187 countries 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 Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 80 Sao Tome and Principe 4.1% compare
- 81 Suriname 4.0% compare
- 82 El Salvador 3.8% compare
- 84 Comoros 3.8% compare
- 85 Libya 3.8% compare
- 86 Palestine, State of 3.7% compare
More work & labour data for Guam
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1134 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 186.51 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 102.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 103.36 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 205.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1295 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guam?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Guam was 3.8% 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- How does Guam rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Guam ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam 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.