Source data
Own-account and contributing family workers as a share of employment in Southern Africa, 2000 to 2025
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Each span shows the lowest and highest annual estimate for the country.
Own-account and contributing family workers as a share of employment in Southern Africa, 2000 to 2025
The ILO’s modelled vulnerable employment measure combines own-account and contributing family workers. It is a job-status classification.
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 2025 | 25.61 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2024 | 25.67 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2023 | 25.76 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2022 | 25.93 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2021 | 26.11 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2020 | 26.61 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2019 | 27.05 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2018 | 27.24 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2017 | 27.45 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2016 | 27.67 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2015 | 27.9 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2014 | 28.08 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2013 | 28.38 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2012 | 28.28 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2011 | 28.07 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2010 | 27.95 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2009 | 27.73 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2008 | 26.23 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2007 | 24.84 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2006 | 23.44 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2005 | 22.57 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2004 | 21.73 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2003 | 20.96 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2002 | 20.27 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2001 | 19.64 | Source 1 |
| Botswana | 2000 | 19.06 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2025 | 32.64 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2024 | 32.76 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2023 | 32.86 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2022 | 32.74 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2021 | 32.65 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2020 | 33.25 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2019 | 33.22 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2018 | 33.11 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2017 | 33.19 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2016 | 33.18 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2015 | 33.28 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2014 | 33.48 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2013 | 33.76 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2012 | 33.91 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2011 | 34.15 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2010 | 34.52 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2009 | 34.73 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2008 | 34.65 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2007 | 35.07 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2006 | 35.45 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2005 | 35.9 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2004 | 36.25 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2003 | 36.53 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2002 | 36.79 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2001 | 37.06 | Source 1 |
| Lesotho | 2000 | 37.47 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2025 | 83.68 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2024 | 83.84 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2023 | 83.97 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2022 | 84.07 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2021 | 84.0 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2020 | 84.37 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2019 | 83.86 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2018 | 83.79 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2017 | 83.79 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2016 | 83.85 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2015 | 83.93 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2014 | 84.31 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2013 | 84.6 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2012 | 84.85 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2011 | 85.15 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2010 | 85.42 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2009 | 85.73 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2008 | 86.04 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2007 | 86.37 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2006 | 86.69 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2005 | 87.06 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2004 | 87.38 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2003 | 87.75 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2002 | 88.19 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2001 | 88.47 | Source 1 |
| Mozambique | 2000 | 88.9 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2025 | 29.94 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2024 | 30.23 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2023 | 30.49 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2022 | 30.69 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2021 | 30.83 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2020 | 31.43 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2019 | 31.16 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2018 | 31.23 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2017 | 28.24 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2016 | 25.24 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2015 | 27.75 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2014 | 30.29 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2013 | 33.04 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2012 | 31.9 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2011 | 32.19 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2010 | 32.37 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2009 | 32.8 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2008 | 33.27 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2007 | 33.81 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2006 | 34.39 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2005 | 35.0 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2004 | 35.62 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2003 | 36.25 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2002 | 36.78 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2001 | 37.29 | Source 1 |
| Namibia | 2000 | 37.7 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2025 | 11.66 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2024 | 11.7 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2023 | 10.91 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2022 | 11.26 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2021 | 11.04 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2020 | 10.68 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2019 | 10.67 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2018 | 10.32 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2017 | 9.92 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2016 | 9.59 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2015 | 9.43 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2014 | 8.83 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2013 | 9.53 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2012 | 10.09 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2011 | 10.14 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2010 | 10.15 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2009 | 10.09 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2008 | 10.2 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2007 | 10.4 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2006 | 11.41 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2005 | 11.49 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2004 | 10.69 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2003 | 10.93 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2002 | 11.08 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2001 | 11.18 | Source 1 |
| South Africa | 2000 | 10.85 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2025 | 70.17 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2024 | 70.51 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2023 | 70.73 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2022 | 70.88 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2021 | 69.68 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2020 | 73.27 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2019 | 73.14 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2018 | 72.54 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2017 | 72.82 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2016 | 73.06 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2015 | 73.37 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2014 | 75.43 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2013 | 77.76 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2012 | 80.35 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2011 | 80.07 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2010 | 79.89 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2009 | 81.42 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2008 | 82.84 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2007 | 82.86 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2006 | 82.9 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2005 | 83.0 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2004 | 82.87 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2003 | 82.82 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2002 | 82.68 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2001 | 82.53 | Source 1 |
| Zambia | 2000 | 82.3 | Source 1 |