Gender wage gap in Namibia
Namibia: Gender wage gap was 0.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
up 103.9%
World rank
47th
of 67 countries
All-time high
16.0%
in 2013
All-time low
-4.5%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2012–2018
Gender wage gap in Namibia, 2012–2018
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage gap in Namibia is 0.2%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 103.9% on the previous year and down 97.8% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 47th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Namibia
More work & labour data for Namibia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Namibia?
- Gender wage gap in Namibia was 0.2% in 2018, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.5% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for gender wage gap?
- Namibia ranks 47th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.