Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) in Moldova
Moldova: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) was 2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Moldova, 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 Moldova is 2.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Moldova peaked at 3.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.
Moldova ranks 99th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +345.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +134.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +49.8% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +131.8% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | +9.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 78% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +345.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 1997 | +134.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 2006 | +131.8% | 1.0% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Moldova?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Moldova was 2.7% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- How does Moldova rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Moldova ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.