Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 29.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Namibia is 29.9%, measured 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, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Namibia peaked at 39.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 90th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.6% | — |
| 1992 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 37.3% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 29.9% | -1.0% |
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Namibia?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Namibia was 29.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Namibia ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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 ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.