Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 14.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend stood at 14.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend peaked at 21.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2025.
That places IDA blend 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.0% | — |
| 1992 | 20.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 20.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 20.3% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.3% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 18.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.0% | 14.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 12 Mali 27.9% compare
- 13 Kenya 27.2% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 26.6% compare
- 15 Haiti 24.4% compare
- 16 Myanmar 23.9% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.3% compare
- 18 Afghanistan 21.9% compare
More work & labour data for IDA blend
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in IDA blend was 14.0% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2025.
- How does IDA blend rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- IDA blend ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.