ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia
Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 25.99 % in 2018. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia, 2012–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 25.99 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
That places Namibia 75th out of 79 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 24.07 % | — |
| 2013 | 27.49 % | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 28.96 % | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 28.18 % | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 25.99 % | -7.8% |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 68,271 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) -0.3385 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7497 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,656 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Namibia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Namibia was 25.99 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.96 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.07 % in 2012.
- How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Namibia ranks 75th out of 79 countries with data for 2018.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — 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.