ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia

Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 71.55 % in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
71.55 %
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
68th
of 79 countries
All-time high
75.5 %
in 2014
All-time low
69.78 %
in 2016
Years of data
5
2012–2018

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

0204060802012201520182012: 70.7 %2013: 75.2 %2014: 75.5 %2016: 69.8 %2018: 71.5 %

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

Analysis

In 2018, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Namibia stood at 71.55 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 68th of 79 countries on this measure, 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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 70.74 %
2013 75.22 % +6.3%
2014 75.5 % +0.4%
2016 69.78 % -7.6%
2018 71.55 % +2.5%

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 65 Costa Rica 73.3 % compare
  2. 66 India 73.02 %
  3. 67 Colombia 72.71 % compare
  4. 69 Pakistan 71.03 % compare
  5. 70 Bangladesh 69.95 % compare
  6. 71 Guatemala 69.02 % 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 71.55 % 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 75.5 % in 2014.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 69.78 % in 2016.
How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Namibia ranks 68th 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 1.1%. 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, 25 to 54, 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, 25 to 54, 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, 1,544 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.