Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Solomon Islands has the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) (56.89% in 2025) and Mongolia the lowest (0.1% in 2025). The world figure is 9.43% (2025).
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Data are drawn from labor force surveys and household surveys, supplemented by official estimates and censuses for a small group of countries. Due to differences in definitions and coverage across countries, there are limitations for comparing data across countries and over time even within a country. Estimates of women in employment are not comparable internationally, reflecting that demographic, social, legal, and cultural trends and norms determine whether women's activities are regarded as economic.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 56.89% | 2025 |
| 2 | South Sudan | 43.3% | 2023 |
| 3 | Nepal | 40.95% | 2025 |
| 4 | Madagascar | 39.87% | 2025 |
| 5 | Burundi | 37.42% | 2025 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 32.16% | 2025 |
| 7 | Timor-Leste | 32.15% | 2025 |
| 8 | Bhutan | 31.92% | 2025 |
| 9 | Niger | 30.02% | 2025 |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 29.62% | 2025 |
| 11 | Tanzania | 28.77% | 2025 |
| 12 | Mali | 27.87% | 2025 |
| 13 | Kenya | 27.18% | 2025 |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 26.55% | 2025 |
| 15 | Haiti | 24.42% | 2025 |
| 16 | Myanmar | 23.93% | 2025 |
| 17 | Lao PDR | 22.28% | 2025 |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 21.86% | 2025 |
| 19 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 21.18% | 2025 |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 21.16% | 2025 |
| 21 | Albania | 20.83% | 2025 |
| 22 | Benin | 20.2% | 2025 |
| 23 | Pakistan | 19.7% | 2025 |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 19.65% | 2025 |
| 25 | Chad | 19.54% | 2025 |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 17.81% | 2025 |
| 27 | Fiji | 17.62% | 2025 |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17.38% | 2025 |
| 29 | Bolivia | 16.62% | 2025 |
| 30 | Angola | 16.03% | 2025 |
| 31 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 16.01% | 2025 |
| 32 | India | 15.68% | 2025 |
| 33 | Guinea | 15.27% | 2025 |
| 34 | Togo | 15.03% | 2025 |
| 35 | Thailand | 14.79% | 2025 |
| 36 | Georgia | 14.68% | 2025 |
| 37 | Yemen, Rep. | 14.51% | 2025 |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 14.31% | 2025 |
| 39 | Ecuador | 13.98% | 2025 |
| 40 | Mozambique | 13.35% | 2025 |
| 41 | Indonesia | 12.97% | 2025 |
| 42 | Senegal | 12.23% | 2025 |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 11.99% | 2025 |
| 44 | Eritrea | 11.88% | 2025 |
| 45 | Peru | 10.96% | 2025 |
| 46 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 10.54% | 2025 |
| 47 | Sudan | 10.49% | 2022 |
| 48 | Nigeria | 9.92% | 2025 |
| 49 | Cambodia | 9.4% | 2025 |
| 50 | Samoa | 8.69% | 2025 |
| 51 | Cabo Verde | 8.66% | 2025 |
| 52 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.48% | 2025 |
| 53 | Liberia | 8.43% | 2025 |
| 54 | China | 8.2% | 2025 |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 7.88% | 2025 |
| 56 | Türkiye | 7.79% | 2025 |
| 57 | Guatemala | 7.18% | 2025 |
| 58 | Congo, Rep. | 7.01% | 2025 |
| 59 | Mauritania | 6.94% | 2025 |
| 60 | Uganda | 6.45% | 2025 |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 6.17% | 2025 |
| 62 | Philippines | 6.14% | 2025 |
| 63 | Sierra Leone | 5.75% | 2025 |
| 64 | Malawi | 5.59% | 2025 |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 5.54% | 2025 |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 5.52% | 2025 |
| 67 | Gambia, The | 5.52% | 2025 |
| 68 | Honduras | 5.43% | 2025 |
| 69 | Paraguay | 5.35% | 2025 |
| 70 | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.35% | 2025 |
| 71 | Serbia | 5.2% | 2025 |
| 72 | Panama | 5.08% | 2025 |
| 73 | Cameroon | 5.03% | 2025 |
| 74 | Iraq | 4.95% | 2025 |
| 75 | Morocco | 4.82% | 2025 |
| 76 | Venezuela, RB | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 77 | Belize | 4.77% | 2025 |
| 78 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.72% | 2025 |
| 79 | Namibia | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 80 | São Tomé and Principe | 4.07% | 2025 |
| 81 | Suriname | 3.97% | 2025 |
| 82 | El Salvador | 3.82% | 2025 |
| 83 | Guam | 3.82% | 2025 |
| 84 | Comoros | 3.82% | 2025 |
| 85 | Libya | 3.78% | 2025 |
| 86 | West Bank and Gaza | 3.73% | 2022 |
| 87 | Tonga | 3.63% | 2025 |
| 88 | Mexico | 3.56% | 2025 |
| 89 | Ukraine | 3.4% | 2021 |
| 90 | Greece | 3.33% | 2025 |
| 91 | Armenia | 3.31% | 2025 |
| 92 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 3.25% | 2025 |
| 93 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.19% | 2025 |
| 94 | Korea, Rep. | 2.96% | 2025 |
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.95% | 2025 |
| 96 | Eswatini | 2.91% | 2025 |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 2.84% | 2025 |
| 98 | Ghana | 2.8% | 2025 |
| 99 | Moldova | 2.66% | 2025 |
| 100 | Switzerland | 2.63% | 2025 |
| 101 | Romania | 2.49% | 2025 |
| 102 | Belarus | 2.48% | 2025 |
| 103 | Botswana | 2.25% | 2025 |
| 104 | Zambia | 2.15% | 2025 |
| 105 | Colombia | 1.92% | 2025 |
| 106 | Slovenia | 1.73% | 2025 |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 1.72% | 2025 |
| 108 | Tunisia | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 109 | Rwanda | 1.69% | 2025 |
| 110 | Japan | 1.68% | 2025 |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 1.64% | 2025 |
| 112 | St. Lucia | 1.63% | 2025 |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 1.43% | 2025 |
| 114 | Montenegro | 1.29% | 2025 |
| 115 | Oman | 1.24% | 2025 |
| 116 | Algeria | 1.23% | 2025 |
| 117 | Barbados | 1.15% | 2025 |
| 118 | Brazil | 1.13% | 2025 |
| 119 | Lebanon | 1.06% | 2023 |
| 120 | Mauritius | 1.04% | 2025 |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 1.03% | 2025 |
| 122 | Austria | 1% | 2025 |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1% | 2025 |
| 124 | Italy | 0.96% | 2025 |
| 125 | New Caledonia | 0.89% | 2025 |
| 126 | Ireland | 0.88% | 2025 |
| 127 | Latvia | 0.86% | 2025 |
| 128 | Uruguay | 0.84% | 2025 |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0.84% | 2025 |
| 130 | Lesotho | 0.83% | 2025 |
| 131 | Gabon | 0.78% | 2025 |
| 132 | Zimbabwe | 0.68% | 2025 |
| 133 | Belgium | 0.65% | 2025 |
| 134 | Cyprus | 0.63% | 2025 |
| 135 | Poland | 0.62% | 2025 |
| 136 | South Africa | 0.62% | 2025 |
| 137 | Finland | 0.58% | 2025 |
| 138 | New Zealand | 0.57% | 2025 |
| 139 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.57% | 2025 |
| 140 | Chile | 0.54% | 2025 |
| 141 | Kuwait | 0.54% | 2025 |
| 142 | Croatia | 0.53% | 2025 |
| 143 | Cuba | 0.53% | 2025 |
| 144 | Jamaica | 0.51% | 2025 |
| 145 | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.47% | 2025 |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.47% | 2025 |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.43% | 2025 |
| 148 | Sweden | 0.41% | 2025 |
| 149 | Lithuania | 0.37% | 2025 |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.34% | 2025 |
| 151 | Bahamas, The | 0.33% | 2025 |
| 152 | Bahrain | 0.32% | 2025 |
| 153 | Denmark | 0.29% | 2025 |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 0.27% | 2025 |
| 155 | Netherlands | 0.27% | 2025 |
| 156 | France | 0.27% | 2025 |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0.27% | 2025 |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 0.23% | 2025 |
| 159 | Spain | 0.22% | 2025 |
| 160 | Germany | 0.22% | 2025 |
| 161 | Argentina | 0.21% | 2025 |
| 162 | Macao SAR, China | 0.19% | 2025 |
| 163 | Bulgaria | 0.19% | 2025 |
| 164 | Estonia | 0.16% | 2025 |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 0.14% | 2025 |
| 166 | Czechia | 0.13% | 2025 |
| 167 | Hungary | 0.13% | 2025 |
| 168 | Singapore | 0.12% | 2025 |
| 169 | Malaysia | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 170 | Djibouti | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 171 | Norway | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 172 | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 173 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 174 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 175 | Channel Islands | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 176 | United States | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 177 | Israel | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 178 | Slovak Republic | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 179 | Malta | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 180 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 181 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 182 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 183 | Canada | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 184 | Australia | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 185 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 186 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 187 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2025 |
Regions and income groups
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- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
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- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SL.FAM.WORK.ZS, CC BY 4.0. Original source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026 View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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