Employment in agriculture in Namibia
22.3% of employed people in Namibia worked in agriculture in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017.
Namibia, 2025
22.3%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
25.8%
Position in 2025
77th of 182
Employment in agriculture in Namibia over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.3% | 25.8% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | 26.1% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | 26.6% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | 26.9% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | 26.9% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | 27.2% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | 26.3% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | 26.8% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | 27.5% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | 28.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | 28.5% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | 29.2% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | 30.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | 30.9% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | 31.7% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | 32.6% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | 33.2% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | 34.3% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | 35.2% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | 37.2% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | 38.7% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | 39.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 22.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 24.4%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Namibia has the 77th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 25.8%.
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All statistics for Namibia
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16.5%
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Employment in services
61.1%
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
19.3%
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
38.1%
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Labour force participation
58.8%
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Women's labour force participation
54.9%
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