Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 6.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 6.9% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 20.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2025.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 47 groups 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.4% | — |
| 1992 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 17.0% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.0% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Late-demographic dividend was 6.9% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2025.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.