Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 Trinidad and Tobago is 0.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 3.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.4% | — |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -15.5% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -30.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +40.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 24% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9186 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9542 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2012 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 812.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 482.78 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.57 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 442.79 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 898.36 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.5% 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 146th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.