ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Namibia

Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 307.26 1000 No in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
307.26 1000 No
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
60th
of 72 countries
All-time high
335.92 1000 No
in 2013
All-time low
253.33 1000 No
in 2016
Years of data
5
2012–2018

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Namibia, 2012–2018

01002003002012201520182012: 270.8 1000 No2013: 335.9 1000 No2014: 317.8 1000 No2016: 253.3 1000 No2018: 307.3 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Namibia is 307.26 1000 No, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 60th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year 1000 No Change
2012 270.75 1000 No
2013 335.92 1000 No +24.1%
2014 317.84 1000 No -5.4%
2016 253.33 1000 No -20.3%
2018 307.26 1000 No +21.3%

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 57 Armenia 481.01 1000 No compare
  2. 58 Slovenia 454.34 1000 No compare
  3. 59 Latvia 337.15 1000 No compare
  4. 61 Mongolia 271.76 1000 No compare
  5. 62 Estonia 248.22 1000 No compare
  6. 63 Bhutan 244.88 1000 No

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Namibia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Namibia was 307.26 1000 No in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 335.92 1000 No in 2013.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 253.33 1000 No in 2016.
How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Namibia ranks 60th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.