Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Namibia
Namibia: Female share of employment in senior and middle management was 48.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Namibia, 2010–2018
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Namibia stood at 48.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Namibia peaked at 48.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2012.
Namibia ranks 7th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.7% | — |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -32.1% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +89.4% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | -0.8% |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 4 Barbados 50.4%
- 5 Seychelles 50.2% compare
- 6 Panama 50.0% compare
- 8 Botswana 48.2% compare
- 9 Montenegro 48.1% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 47.8% compare
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 female share of employment in senior and middle management in Namibia?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Namibia was 48.2% in 2018, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Namibia ranks 7th out of 100 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).