Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Namibia
Namibia: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 37.91 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 37.91 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Namibia peaked at 41.86 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.28 %, in 2016.
Namibia ranks 140th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.57 % | — |
| 2001 | 39.48 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.19 % | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 40.54 % | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.51 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 39.17 % | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 38.39 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 38.53 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 38.65 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 38.09 % | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 38.52 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 40.73 % | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 37.54 % | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 41.86 % | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 38.4 % | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 34.28 % | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 34.66 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35.19 % | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 37.35 % | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 37.81 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 37.93 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37.91 % | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 37.91 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.69 %, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 37.91 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.67 %, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4 % | 38.39 % | 40.54 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.66 % | 34.28 % | 41.86 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.89 % | 37.81 % | 37.93 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 137 Burkina Faso 40.49 % compare
- 138 Chad 40.45 % compare
- 139 El Salvador 38.89 % compare
- 141 Cambodia 37.83 % compare
- 142 Malawi 37.69 % compare
- 143 Madagascar 37.43 % compare
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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Namibia?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Namibia was 37.91 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.86 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.28 % in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Namibia ranks 140th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.