Share of female employment by economic sector in Namibia
Namibia: Share of female employment by economic sector was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female employment by economic sector in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female employment by economic sector in Namibia is 21.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female employment by economic sector in Namibia peaked at 50.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 30.3% | 50.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 23.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 17.9% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.3% | 22.5% | 6 |
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More gender data for Namibia
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 41,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 43,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female employment by economic sector in Namibia?
- Share of female employment by economic sector in Namibia was 21.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female employment by economic sector recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of female employment by economic sector recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for share of female employment by economic sector?
- Namibia ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female employment by economic sector rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female employment by economic sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.