Employment in services in Namibia
61.1% of employed people in Namibia worked in services in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2018.
Namibia, 2025
61.1%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
87th of 182
Employment in services 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 | 61.1% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 60.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 58.6%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Namibia has the 87th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Namibia
All statistics for Namibia
Employment in agriculture
22.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.5%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
19.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
38.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
58.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
54.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT