Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Namibia
Namibia: Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 41.46 % in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Namibia, 2012–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Namibia is 41.46 %, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.6% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 22nd of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 48.2 % | — |
| 2013 | 43.06 % | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 46.12 % | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 31.5 % | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 41.46 % | +31.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 41.46 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.21 %, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 41.46 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.57 %, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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 share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Namibia?
- Share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Namibia was 41.46 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2 % in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5 % in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of formal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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 formal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural 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.