Share of women in ministerial positions in Namibia
Namibia: Share of women in ministerial positions was 36.84 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Namibia, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women in ministerial positions in Namibia is 36.84, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Namibia peaked at 39.13 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.81, in 2019.
That places Namibia 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women in ministerial positions in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 | — |
| 2008 | 25 | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 22.7 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 21.7 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 21.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 14.81 | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 39.13 | +164.1% |
| 2022 | 31.58 | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 31.58 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.84 | +16.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 36.84 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.71, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 36.84 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.81, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in ministerial positions in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +164.1% | 14.81 | 39.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 | 19 | 25 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.27 | 14.81 | 24 | 7 |
| 2020s | 34.78 | 31.58 | 39.13 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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 share of women in ministerial positions in Namibia?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Namibia was 36.84 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.13 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.81 in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in ministerial positions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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