Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 27.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 27.1% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia peaked at 42.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.9% | — |
| 1992 | 19.2% | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +64.7% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +91.2% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.7% | 19.2% | 31.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 13.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 27.1% | 39.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 65 Myanmar 27.8% compare
- 66 Philippines 27.7% compare
- 67 Guam 27.4% compare
- 69 Thailand 27.0% compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 26.4% compare
- 71 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.8% compare
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia was 27.1% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Namibia ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".