Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 5.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 5.4% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia peaked at 22.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 83rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.2% | — |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.8% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -23.3% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.8% | 19.9% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 8.7% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia was 5.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Namibia ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.