Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Niger
Niger: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 30.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Niger, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Niger stood at 30.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Niger peaked at 32.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1991.
Niger ranks 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.7% | — |
| 1992 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 27.7% | 28.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 28.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 28.8% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.0% | 30.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 6 Azerbaijan 32.2% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 32.1% compare
- 8 Bhutan 31.9% compare
- 10 Ethiopia 29.6% compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.8% compare
- 12 Mali 27.9% compare
More work & labour data for Niger
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3834 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4172 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,464 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 48,989 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,615 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 45,204 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 90,819 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Niger?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Niger was 30.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1991.
- How does Niger rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Niger ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.