Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 7.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Upper middle income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Upper middle income stood at 7.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Upper middle income peaked at 20.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2025.
That places Upper middle income 30th out of 47 groups 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.8% | — |
| 1992 | 20.4% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 17.4% | 20.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 27 Fiji 17.6% compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.6% compare
- 30 Angola 16.0% compare
- 31 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 16.0% compare
- 32 India 15.7% compare
- 33 Guinea 15.3% compare
More work & labour data for Upper middle income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Upper middle income?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Upper middle income was 7.6% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2025.
- How does Upper middle income rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Upper middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.