economic2025

Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.3% of male employment
Median: 2.1% of male employment
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Solomon Islands
44.3% of male employment
Lowest
Guyana
0.0% of male employment
Top 5 Countries
1Solomon Islands44.3% of male employment
2South Sudan41.1% of male employment
3Timor-Leste28.7% of male employment
4Azerbaijan27.3% of male employment
5Nepal26.8% of male employment
By Region
Africa8.6% of male employment(9 countries)
Other7.2% of male employment(106 countries)
Asia3.8% of male employment(26 countries)
South America2.6% of male employment(7 countries)
North America1.9% of male employment(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% of male employment)High (44.3% of male employment)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.3% of male employment)

Africa (9)
Other (106)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Solomon Islands44.3% of male employment
2South Sudan41.1% of male employment
3Timor-Leste28.7% of male employment
4Azerbaijan27.3% of male employment
5Nepal26.8% of male employment
6Madagascar23.9% of male employment
7Bhutan23.9% of male employment
8Niger22.8% of male employment
9Ethiopia22.8% of male employment
10Kenya21.5% of male employment
11Mali21.4% of male employment
12Haiti20.4% of male employment
13Lao People's Democratic Republic20.3% of male employment
14United Republic of Tanzania19.4% of male employment
15Afghanistan18.9% of male employment
16Myanmar17.5% of male employment
17Burkina Faso17.3% of male employment
18Fiji17.2% of male employment
19Democratic Republic of the Congo16.1% of male employment
20Albania16.0% of male employment
21Guinea-Bissau15.8% of male employment
22Burundi14.9% of male employment
23Benin14.1% of male employment
24Mozambique13.0% of male employment
25Yemen12.9% of male employment
26Angola12.9% of male employment
27Papua New Guinea12.7% of male employment
28Tajikistan11.5% of male employment
29Thailand11.1% of male employment
30Chad10.6% of male employment
31Bolivia10.5% of male employment
32Senegal10.3% of male employment
33Guinea10.1% of male employment
34Pakistan10.0% of male employment
35Central African Republic9.9% of male employment
36Nigeria9.8% of male employment
37Somalia9.5% of male employment
38Georgia9.4% of male employment
39India9.4% of male employment
40Cote d'Ivoire9.1% of male employment
41Nicaragua8.3% of male employment
42Ecuador8.2% of male employment
43Togo8.0% of male employment
44Vietnam7.9% of male employment
45Liberia7.4% of male employment
46Republic of the Congo7.2% of male employment
47Peru7.2% of male employment
48Eritrea7.2% of male employment
49Syrian Arab Republic7.1% of male employment
50Samoa6.9% of male employment
51Sudan6.7% of male employment
52Sierra Leone6.3% of male employment
53Cambodia5.9% of male employment
54Indonesia5.6% of male employment
55Uganda5.4% of male employment
56Guatemala5.2% of male employment
57Mauritania5.1% of male employment
58Malawi5.1% of male employment
59People's Republic of China4.8% of male employment
60North Korea4.8% of male employment
61Republic of The Gambia4.7% of male employment
62Cape Verde4.6% of male employment
63Honduras4.5% of male employment
64Morocco4.2% of male employment
65Philippines4.1% of male employment
66Namibia4.0% of male employment
67Iraq4.0% of male employment
68Sao Tome and Principe3.9% of male employment
69Panama3.8% of male employment
70Turkmenistan3.8% of male employment
71Comoros3.8% of male employment
72Türkiye3.8% of male employment
73Paraguay3.6% of male employment
74Suriname3.5% of male employment
75Belize3.4% of male employment
76Eswatini3.2% of male employment
77Cameroon3.1% of male employment
78El Salvador3.0% of male employment
79State of Palestine2.9% of male employment
80Serbia2.8% of male employment
81Tonga2.8% of male employment
82Libya2.8% of male employment
83Bangladesh2.7% of male employment
84Venezuela2.7% of male employment
85Switzerland2.6% of male employment
86Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.5% of male employment
87Kyrgyzstan2.4% of male employment
88Mexico2.4% of male employment
89Greece2.4% of male employment
90Ukraine2.2% of male employment
91Botswana2.2% of male employment
92Sri Lanka2.2% of male employment
93Guam2.1% of male employment
94Egypt2.1% of male employment
95Moldova, Republic of2.1% of male employment
96Ghana2.1% of male employment
97Saint Lucia2.0% of male employment
98Armenia1.9% of male employment
99The Republic of North Macedonia1.9% of male employment
100Equatorial Guinea1.8% of male employment
101Belarus1.7% of male employment
102Slovenia1.7% of male employment
103Islamic Republic of Iran1.6% of male employment
104Romania1.6% of male employment
105Uzbekistan1.6% of male employment
106Luxembourg1.5% of male employment
107Vanuatu1.4% of male employment
108Tunisia1.4% of male employment
109Zambia1.3% of male employment
110Oman1.2% of male employment
111Colombia1.2% of male employment
112Algeria1.2% of male employment
113Barbados1.1% of male employment
114Montenegro1.0% of male employment
115Austria1.0% of male employment
116Ireland0.9% of male employment
117New Caledonia0.9% of male employment
118South Korea0.8% of male employment
119Lesotho0.8% of male employment
120Latvia0.8% of male employment
121Italy0.7% of male employment
122Brazil0.7% of male employment
123Lebanon0.7% of male employment
124Finland0.7% of male employment
125Cyprus0.7% of male employment
126Rwanda0.6% of male employment
127Dominican Republic0.6% of male employment
128Bosnia and Herzegovina0.6% of male employment
129Japan0.6% of male employment
130Zimbabwe0.6% of male employment
131Gabon0.5% of male employment
132South Africa0.5% of male employment
133Uruguay0.5% of male employment
134Kuwait0.5% of male employment
135Sweden0.5% of male employment
136Costa Rica0.5% of male employment
137Jamaica0.5% of male employment
138Croatia0.5% of male employment
139Cuba0.4% of male employment
140Maldives0.4% of male employment
141Poland0.4% of male employment
142Brunei Darussalam0.4% of male employment
143New Zealand0.4% of male employment
144Lithuania0.4% of male employment
145Chile0.4% of male employment
146Belgium0.4% of male employment
147Bahamas0.4% of male employment
148Bahrain0.3% of male employment
149Mauritius0.3% of male employment
150United Kingdom0.3% of male employment
151Qatar0.3% of male employment
152French Polynesia0.3% of male employment
153Denmark0.2% of male employment
154France0.2% of male employment
155Trinidad and Tobago0.2% of male employment
156Spain0.2% of male employment
157Puerto Rico0.2% of male employment
158Netherlands0.2% of male employment
159Germany0.2% of male employment
160Argentina0.2% of male employment
161United Arab Emirates0.1% of male employment
162Bulgaria0.1% of male employment
163Estonia0.1% of male employment
164Kazakhstan0.1% of male employment
165Jordan0.1% of male employment
166Russian Federation0.1% of male employment
167Slovakia0.1% of male employment
168Hungary0.1% of male employment
169Czech Republic0.1% of male employment
170Iceland0.1% of male employment
171Singapore0.1% of male employment
172Mongolia0.1% of male employment
173Australia0.1% of male employment
174Saudi Arabia0.1% of male employment
175Norway0.1% of male employment
176Portugal0.1% of male employment
177Virgin Islands, U.S.0.1% of male employment
178United States of America0.1% of male employment
179Israel0.1% of male employment
180Malaysia0.1% of male employment
181Malta0.1% of male employment
182Djibouti0.1% of male employment
183Hong Kong0.1% of male employment
184Canada0.1% of male employment
185Macao0.1% of male employment
186Guyana0.0% of male employment
Showing 186 of 186 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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