Employers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia is 5.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 79.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia peaked at 5.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2013.
That places Namibia 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -34.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Namibia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3746 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,116 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,223 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,828 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,898 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Namibia was 5.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2013.
- How does Namibia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Namibia ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).