Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
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.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
56.9%
Solomon Islands
Lowest
0.1%
Mongolia
Median
3.1%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,176
What the numbers show
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 56.9% in Solomon Islands; the lowest is 0.1% in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.1%, and the mean is 7.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 591.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 149 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 956.4%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 98.3%).
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 56.9% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 2 | South Sudan | 43.3% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 3 | Nepal | 40.9% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 4 | Madagascar | 39.9% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 5 | Burundi | 37.4% | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 32.2% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 7 | East Timor | 32.1% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 8 | Bhutan | 31.9% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 9 | Niger | 30.0% | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 29.6% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 11 | Tanzania | 28.8% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 12 | Mali | 27.9% | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 27.2% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 26.6% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 15 | Haiti | 24.4% | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 16 | Myanmar | 23.9% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 17 | Laos | 22.3% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 21.9% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 21.2% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 21.2% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 21 | Albania | 20.8% | 2025 | down 29.8% | rising |
| 22 | Benin | 20.2% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 23 | Pakistan | 19.7% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.7% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 25 | Chad | 19.5% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 17.8% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 27 | Fiji | 17.6% | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.4% | 2025 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 29 | Bolivia | 16.6% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 30 | Angola | 16.0% | 2025 | up 86.5% | falling |
| 31 | North Korea | 16.0% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | India | 15.7% | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea | 15.3% | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 34 | Togo | 15.0% | 2025 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 35 | Thailand | 14.8% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 36 | Georgia | 14.7% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 37 | Yemen | 14.5% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 14.3% | 2025 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 39 | Ecuador | 14.0% | 2025 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 40 | Mozambique | 13.4% | 2025 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 13.0% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 12.2% | 2025 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 43 | Vietnam | 12.0% | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 44 | Eritrea | 11.9% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 45 | Peru | 11.0% | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 46 | Somalia | 10.5% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 47 | Sudan | 10.5% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 48 | Nigeria | 9.9% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 49 | Cambodia | 9.4% | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 50 | Samoa | 8.7% | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 8.7% | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 52 | Syria | 8.5% | 2025 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 53 | Liberia | 8.4% | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 54 | China | 8.2% | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 7.9% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 56 | Turkey | 7.8% | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 57 | Guatemala | 7.2% | 2025 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 58 | Congo | 7.0% | 2025 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritania | 6.9% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 60 | Uganda | 6.4% | 2025 | up 37.1% | falling |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 6.2% | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 62 | Philippines | 6.1% | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 5.7% | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 64 | Malawi | 5.6% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 5.5% | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 5.5% | 2025 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 67 | Gambia | 5.5% | 2025 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 68 | Honduras | 5.4% | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 69 | Paraguay | 5.4% | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.4% | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 71 | Serbia | 5.2% | 2025 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 72 | Panama | 5.1% | 2025 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 73 | Cameroon | 5.0% | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 74 | Iraq | 4.9% | 2025 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 75 | Morocco | 4.8% | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 76 | Venezuela | 4.8% | 2025 | up 498.4% | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 4.8% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 78 | Egypt | 4.7% | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 79 | Namibia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.1% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 81 | Suriname | 4.0% | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 82 | El Salvador | 3.8% | 2025 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 83 | Guam | 3.8% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 84 | Comoros | 3.8% | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 85 | Libya | 3.8% | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 86 | Palestine | 3.7% | 2022 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 87 | Tonga | 3.6% | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 88 | Mexico | 3.6% | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 89 | Ukraine | 3.4% | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 90 | Greece | 3.3% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 91 | Armenia | 3.3% | 2025 | down 80.3% | falling |
| 92 | Iran | 3.2% | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.2% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 94 | South Korea | 3.0% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.9% | 2025 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini | 2.9% | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 2.8% | 2025 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 98 | Ghana | 2.8% | 2025 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 99 | Moldova | 2.7% | 2025 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Switzerland | 2.6% | 2025 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 101 | Romania | 2.5% | 2025 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 102 | Belarus | 2.5% | 2025 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 103 | Botswana | 2.2% | 2025 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 104 | Zambia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 105 | Colombia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 106 | Slovenia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 1.7% | 2025 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | 1.7% | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 109 | Rwanda | 1.7% | 2025 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 110 | Japan | 1.7% | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 1.6% | 2025 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 112 | Saint Lucia | 1.6% | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 1.4% | 2025 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Montenegro | 1.3% | 2025 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 115 | Oman | 1.2% | 2025 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 116 | Algeria | 1.2% | 2025 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Barbados | 1.1% | 2025 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Brazil | 1.1% | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Lebanon | 1.1% | 2023 | up 956.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2025 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 122 | Austria | 1.0% | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.0% | 2025 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Italy | 1.0% | 2025 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 125 | New Caledonia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 69.4% | falling |
| 126 | Ireland | 0.9% | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 127 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2025 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 130 | Lesotho | 0.8% | 2025 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Gabon | 0.8% | 2025 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 0.7% | 2025 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 134 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 135 | Poland | 0.6% | 2025 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 136 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2025 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Finland | 0.6% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 138 | New Zealand | 0.6% | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 139 | Brunei | 0.6% | 2025 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Chile | 0.5% | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 141 | Kuwait | 0.5% | 2025 | up 442.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Croatia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Cuba | 0.5% | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 144 | Jamaica | 0.5% | 2025 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 0.5% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.4% | 2025 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Sweden | 0.4% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 149 | Lithuania | 0.4% | 2025 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.3% | 2025 | up 241.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Bahamas | 0.3% | 2025 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 152 | Bahrain | 0.3% | 2025 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2025 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3% | 2025 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Netherlands | 0.3% | 2025 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 156 | France | 0.3% | 2025 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0.3% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 0.2% | 2025 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Spain | 0.2% | 2025 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Germany | 0.2% | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2025 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 162 | Macao | 0.2% | 2025 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2025 | down 74.1% | falling |
| 164 | Estonia | 0.2% | 2025 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2025 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 166 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 167 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2025 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Singapore | 0.1% | 2025 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 169 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2025 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Norway | 0.1% | 2025 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 172 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.1% | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 173 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2025 | down 89.8% | falling |
| 174 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2025 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 175 | United States | 0.1% | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 176 | Israel | 0.1% | 2025 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Malta | 0.1% | 2025 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Hong Kong | 0.1% | 2025 | down 70.5% | falling |
| 180 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2025 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Russia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 182 | Canada | 0.1% | 2025 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Australia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2025 | down 98.3% | falling |
| 186 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2025 | down 2.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 32.0%
- Low income 21.4%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 20.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 20.1%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 19.1%
- IDA only 18.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 17.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 17.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 17.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 17.0%
- IDA total 16.6%
- South Asia 14.8%
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.