ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia

Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 48.83 % in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
48.83 %
Change on year
up 61.2%
World rank
8th
of 78 countries
All-time high
48.83 %
in 2018
All-time low
30.3 %
in 2016
Years of data
5
2012–2018

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia, 2012–2018

010203040502012201520182012: 38.5 %2013: 45.3 %2014: 41.4 %2016: 30.3 %2018: 48.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 48.83 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 8th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 38.51 %
2013 45.29 % +17.6%
2014 41.39 % -8.6%
2016 30.3 % -26.8%
2018 48.83 % +61.2%

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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 48.83 % 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 48.83 % in 2018.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 30.3 % in 2016.
How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Namibia ranks 8th out of 78 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 26.8%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,510 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.