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

Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 55.04 % in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
55.04 %
Change on year
up 45.5%
World rank
12th
of 78 countries
All-time high
55.04 %
in 2018
All-time low
37.83 %
in 2016
Years of data
5
2012–2018

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

02040602012201520182012: 47.6 %2013: 48.6 %2014: 42.8 %2016: 37.8 %2018: 55 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Namibia is 55.04 %, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 45.5% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 12th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 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, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 47.61 %
2013 48.58 % +2.0%
2014 42.81 % -11.9%
2016 37.83 % -11.6%
2018 55.04 % +45.5%

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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 55.04 % 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 55.04 % in 2018.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.83 % in 2016.
How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Namibia ranks 12th out of 78 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 15.6%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
85 places, 1,493 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.