Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in South Asia
South Asia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 14.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in South Asia, 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 South Asia is 14.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in South Asia peaked at 21.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2022.
South Asia ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.7% | — |
| 1992 | 21.5% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 19.5% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.3% | 16.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in South Asia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in South Asia was 14.8% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2022.
- How does South Asia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- South Asia ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.