Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 51.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Namibia is 51.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Namibia peaked at 51.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 96th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.1% | — |
| 1992 | 36.5% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 37.3% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 44.4% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 51.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 51.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 35.1% | 49.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 48.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 44.9% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 50.9% | 51.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Namibia?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Namibia was 51.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Namibia ranks 96th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).