Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 9.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 9.5% 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 15.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2025.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.2% | — |
| 1992 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 14.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 22 Benin 20.2% compare
- 23 Pakistan 19.7% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 19.7% compare
- 25 Chad 19.5% compare
- 26 Central African Republic 17.8% compare
- 27 Fiji 17.6% compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 21.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 29.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 50.2% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 9.5% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.