Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
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- 158 French Polynesia 0.2% compare
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- 160 Germany 0.2% compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.3% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.