Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in India
India: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 15.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in India, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in India stood at 15.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in India peaked at 20.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2022.
That places India 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.6% | — |
| 1992 | 20.4% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 18.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 15.7% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.9% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 17.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in India?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in India was 15.7% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2022.
- How does India rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- India ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.