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 62.09 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
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
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Namibia is 62.09 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Namibia peaked at 65.72 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 58.14 %, in 2014.
That places Namibia 18th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 60.43 % | — |
| 2001 | 60.52 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 59.81 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 60 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 59.46 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 60.49 % | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 60.83 % | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 61.61 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 61.47 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.35 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.91 % | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 61.48 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 59.27 % | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 62.46 % | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 58.14 % | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 61.6 % | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 65.72 % | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 65.34 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 64.81 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.65 % | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 62.19 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 62.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.09 % | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 62.09 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.31 %, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 62.09 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.33 %, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6 % | 59.46 % | 61.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.34 % | 58.14 % | 65.72 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.11 % | 62.07 % | 62.19 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 15 Madagascar 62.57 % compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 32.18 % compare
- 16 Malawi 62.31 % compare
- 16 Türkiye 29.35 % compare
- 17 Cambodia 62.17 % compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 24.87 % compare
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18.1 % compare
- 19 El Salvador 61.11 % compare
- 20 Chad 59.55 % compare
- 20 Caribbean 45.38 % compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 59.51 % 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 62.09 % 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 65.72 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.14 % in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Namibia ranks 18th 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 down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Female — 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.