Namibia - Employment in industry

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Namibia was 7.89 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 9.38 in 2004, while its lowest value was 5.19 in 2014.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 7.89
1992 7.78
1993 7.86
1994 7.97
1995 7.96
1996 7.90
1997 7.92
1998 7.55
1999 7.12
2000 6.74
2001 7.21
2002 7.82
2003 8.60
2004 9.38
2005 8.78
2006 8.18
2007 7.58
2008 6.97
2009 6.54
2010 6.05
2011 5.61
2012 5.22
2013 5.20
2014 5.19
2015 6.05
2016 7.06
2017 7.36
2018 7.63
2019 7.89

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Namibia was 24.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.27 in 2016, while its lowest value was 16.94 in 2000.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 21.28
1992 20.99
1993 20.65
1994 20.18
1995 19.98
1996 19.77
1997 19.58
1998 18.66
1999 17.76
2000 16.94
2001 17.43
2002 17.96
2003 18.65
2004 19.32
2005 19.59
2006 20.00
2007 20.37
2008 20.64
2009 20.91
2010 21.11
2011 21.36
2012 21.63
2013 23.28
2014 23.84
2015 26.93
2016 30.27
2017 27.44
2018 24.85
2019 24.96

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Namibia was 16.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 19.33 in 2016, while its lowest value was 12.31 in 2000.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 15.05
1992 14.91
1993 14.77
1994 14.62
1995 14.52
1996 14.37
1997 14.27
1998 13.60
1999 12.92
2000 12.31
2001 12.78
2002 13.37
2003 14.10
2004 14.83
2005 14.66
2006 14.57
2007 14.45
2008 14.27
2009 14.18
2010 14.05
2011 13.96
2012 13.88
2013 14.44
2014 14.83
2015 16.99
2016 19.33
2017 17.66
2018 16.22
2019 16.40

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity