Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 11.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 11.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 16.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2025.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 19th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.4% | — |
| 1992 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 15.2% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 16 Myanmar 23.9% compare
- 17 Laos 22.3% compare
- 18 Afghanistan 21.9% compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of Congo 21.2% compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 21.2% compare
- 21 Albania 20.8% compare
- 22 Benin 20.2% compare
More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 11.2% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.