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

Latest (2018)
25.99 %
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
75th
of 79 countries
All-time high
28.96 %
in 2014
All-time low
24.07 %
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2018

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia, 2012–2018

01020302012201520182012: 24.1 %2013: 27.5 %2014: 29 %2016: 28.2 %2018: 26 %

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
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%

Countries ranked near Namibia

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  2. 73 Bulgaria 26.49 % compare
  3. 74 Republic of Korea 26.21 % compare
  4. 76 Senegal 25.55 %
  5. 77 Jordan 24.44 %
  6. 78 Sri Lanka 23.88 % compare

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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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,542 data points, 1987–2025
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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.