Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 63.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Namibia is 63.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Namibia peaked at 70.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 1991.
Namibia ranks 103rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.5% | — |
| 1992 | 56.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 56.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 57.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 57.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 56.5% | 57.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 58.1% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 62.4% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 62.2% | 63.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 100 El Salvador 64.3% compare
- 101 Jamaica 64.3% compare
- 102 Philippines 63.9% compare
- 104 China 62.3% compare
- 105 Cape Verde 61.5% compare
- 106 Lesotho 61.5% 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Namibia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Namibia was 63.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 1991.
- How does Namibia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Namibia ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.