Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Hong Kong, China, 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 Hong Kong, China is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Hong Kong, China peaked at 1.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Hong Kong, China ranks 180th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -21.8% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 28% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Hong Kong, China?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Hong Kong, China was 0.1% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.