Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Suriname
Suriname: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 4.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Suriname, 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 Suriname is 4.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Suriname peaked at 5.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1994.
That places Suriname 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -44.4% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | +102.2% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Suriname?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Suriname was 4.0% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1994.
- How does Suriname rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Suriname ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.