Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 21.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Namibia stood at 21.3%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Namibia peaked at 50.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2016.
That places Namibia 75th 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.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Namibia?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Namibia was 21.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.