Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.7% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.
That places Zimbabwe 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -21.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -27.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +60.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +55.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +54.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +40.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -19.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -21.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Zimbabwe was 0.7% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 132nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.