Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 19.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries stood at 19.1%. 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 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries peaked at 27.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2025.
That places Least developed countries 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.8% | — |
| 1992 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 27.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 27.2% | 27.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 25.2% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.1% | 20.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 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
- 8 Bhutan 31.9% compare
More work & labour data for Least developed countries
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Least developed countries was 19.1% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2025.
- How does Least developed countries rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Least developed countries ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.