Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Namibia
Namibia: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 29.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 29.9% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Namibia peaked at 39.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2016.
That places Namibia 90th out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1% | 38.2% | 39.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.8% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 25.2% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.9% | 31.4% | 6 |
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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 share of workers in vulnerable employment in Namibia?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Namibia was 29.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Namibia ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).