Gender in Namibia 224 indicators covering gender for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 5.7% 64th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 1.7% 63rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 2.3% 78th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.29 index 2025 up 4.5% 4th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.23 index 2025 up 4.8% 23rd Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year 2025 up 145.5% 41st Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 45.3% 2050 up 17.2% 215th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 0.64 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.3% 183rd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0013 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.0% 179th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0023 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.1% 185th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.665 2023 up 8.0% 136th SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 11.86 2025 down 10.0% 48th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 3.6 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 54.4% 8th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 1.7 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 62.2% 8th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 12,555 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 4.0% 115th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 3.3 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 55.4% 8th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 64.3% 12th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 51.2% 2025 down 0.6% 55th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 120.72 2024 down 1.6% 12th Gender Development Index 1.01 2023 up 0.9% 18th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 1.01 2023 up 0.9% 18th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 1.01 2023 up 0.9% 18th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6608 2023 up 7.5% 132nd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 3.4% 42nd Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year 2023 up 127.8% 3rd Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.3 2016 up 2.8% 123rd Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of government 1 2025 — 1st Gender of the head of state 1 2025 — 1st Share of women in parliament 42.3% 2025 up 2.3% 19th Population 3.03 million 2024 up 31.1% 132nd Life Expectancy at Birth 67.52 2024 up 13.8% 171st SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 43.57 2018 up 19.2% 30th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 24.9% 2023 up 31.7% 100th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 24.9% 2023 up 31.7% 100th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 28.3% 2023 up 7.6% 93rd Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 81.96 2024 up 6.8% 134th Sex ratio at birth 100.46 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 233rd Sex ratio by age 4.44 males per 100 females 2023 down 20.0% 185th Sex ratio at age 5 99.67 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.4% 226th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 100.46 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 233rd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 2.4% 2023 down 21.8% 55th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 36.8% 2023 down 10.8% 174th Sex ratio at age 60 74.18 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 226th Male population by age group 204,610 people 2023 up 30.5% 118th Female population by age group 204,854 people 2023 up 30.2% 116th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 unchanged 115th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →