Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states
Other small states: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states peaked at 11.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2025.
That places Other small states 31st 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 Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.6% | — |
| 1992 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 7.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.6% compare
- 30 Angola 16.0% compare
- 31 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 16.0% compare
- 32 India 15.7% compare
- 33 Guinea 15.3% compare
- 34 Togo 15.0% compare
More work & labour data for Other small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states was 7.2% 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2025.
- How does Other small states rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Other small states ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.