Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Namibia
Namibia: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Namibia recorded 21.3% for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Namibia peaked at 50.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 75th of 187 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.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.0% | — |
| 1992 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 47.4% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 37.1% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 33.7% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -1.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 21.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.9%, 61% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 21.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.8%, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.3% | 30.3% | 50.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 23.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 17.9% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.3% | 22.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Namibia?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Namibia was 21.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Namibia ranks 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).