Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 31.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Namibia is 31.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Namibia peaked at 33.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2016.
That places Namibia 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.1% | — |
| 1992 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 33.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 33.0% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 24.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 31.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 33.0% | 33.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 30.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 24.7% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 31.6% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 95 Guatemala 32.1% compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 32.0% compare
- 97 Cape Verde 31.6% compare
- 99 Algeria 31.4% compare
- 100 Iraq 31.0% compare
- 101 El Salvador 30.8% 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Namibia?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Namibia was 31.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Namibia ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.