Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Namibia
Namibia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 83.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Namibia, 1960–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Namibia is 83.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Namibia peaked at 89.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1960.
That places Namibia 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27.0% | — |
| 1991 | 71.5% | +164.7% |
| 1994 | 77.6% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | -5.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 83.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 83.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.6%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national 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 | +164.7% | 27.0% | 71.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 75.4% | 71.5% | 77.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 72.3% | 82.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 83.5% | 89.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Namibia?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Namibia was 83.2% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Namibia ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.