Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Namibia
Namibia: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 42.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Namibia, 1960–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Namibia is 42.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Namibia peaked at 58.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1960.
Namibia ranks 156th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.9% | — |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +97.2% |
| 1994 | 48.2% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 46.9% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -23.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 42.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.2%, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 42.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.7%, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +97.2% | 24.9% | 49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 46.9% | 49.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 40.8% | 49.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 53.1% | 58.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 1 |
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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 labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Namibia?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Namibia was 42.7% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Namibia ranks 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.