Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 5.5% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan peaked at 13.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2025.
That places Turkmenistan 65th out of 187 countries 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.6% | — |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.6% | 13.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.6% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Turkmenistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2951 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,433 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,454 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,034 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,913 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,947 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Turkmenistan was 5.5% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2025.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Turkmenistan ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.