Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 4.0% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Namibia peaked at 7.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2016.
That places Namibia 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.5% | — |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +33.5% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -27.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Namibia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Namibia was 4.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Namibia ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.