ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia
Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 44.92 % in 2018. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia, 2012–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia stood at 44.92 %. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 74.0% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 7th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33.13 % | — |
| 2013 | 43.31 % | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 40.62 % | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 25.82 % | -36.4% |
| 2018 | 44.92 % | +74.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 44.92 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.07 %, 3.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 44.92 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.06 %, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Namibia
More economy & growth data for Namibia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 44.40 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -15.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 638.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -7.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia was 44.92 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.92 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.82 % in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Namibia ranks 7th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.