Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Low income
Low income: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 21.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Low income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Low income recorded 21.4% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Low income peaked at 25.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2025.
Low income ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.4% | — |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 24.4% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.5% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.6% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.4% | 22.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 1 Solomon Islands 56.9% compare
- 2 South Sudan 43.3% compare
- 3 Nepal 40.9% compare
- 4 Madagascar 39.9% compare
- 5 Burundi 37.4% compare
More work & labour data for Low income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Low income?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Low income was 21.4% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2025.
- How does Low income rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Low income ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.