# Women in the labour force in Namibia

Women in the labour force in Namibia was 48.3% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_female_share`
- Place id: `na`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Women aged 15 and over who are employed or unemployed, as a percentage of the total labour force. World Bank series from ILO modelled estimates and UN population estimates.
- Note: A share of the labour force, not the female participation rate: half would mean as many women as men are working or looking for work. ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive.
- Source: World Bank, Labor force, female (% of total labor force) (SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Labor force, female (% of total labor force) (SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/women-share-of-labor-force/namibia
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=labor_force_female_share&place=na

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 48.3 |
| 2024 | 48.2 |
| 2023 | 48.1 |
| 2022 | 48.1 |
| 2021 | 48.7 |
| 2020 | 48.6 |
| 2019 | 48.8 |
| 2018 | 48.9 |
| 2017 | 48.4 |
| 2016 | 47.9 |
| 2015 | 48.5 |
| 2014 | 49.2 |
| 2013 | 49.7 |
| 2012 | 48.4 |
| 2011 | 48.2 |
| 2010 | 48 |
| 2009 | 47.8 |
| 2008 | 47.5 |
| 2007 | 47.3 |
| 2006 | 47.1 |
| 2005 | 46.9 |
| 2004 | 46.7 |
| 2003 | 46.5 |
| 2002 | 46.3 |
| 2001 | 46.1 |
| 2000 | 45.9 |
| 1999 | 46 |
| 1998 | 46 |
| 1997 | 46.1 |
| 1996 | 46.1 |
| 1995 | 46.1 |
| 1994 | 46.1 |
| 1993 | 46.1 |
| 1992 | 46.1 |
| 1991 | 46.1 |
| 1990 | 46.1 |