Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 20.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 25.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2025.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.7% | — |
| 1992 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 24.7% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.1% | 20.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Solomon Islands 56.9% compare
- 2 South Sudan 43.3% compare
- 3 Nepal 40.9% compare
- 4 Madagascar 39.9% compare
- 5 Burundi 37.4% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 32.2% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 32.1% compare
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 20.1% 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2025.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.