ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia
Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 49.03 % in 2018. ▲ Rising
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
In 2018, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Namibia stood at 49.03 %. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
That places Namibia 8th out of 78 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 38.72 % | — |
| 2013 | 45.36 % | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 41.62 % | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 30.49 % | -26.7% |
| 2018 | 49.03 % | +60.8% |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,007 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2.66 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 12,977 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 12.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5498 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 49.03 % 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 49.03 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.49 % in 2016.
- How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Namibia ranks 8th 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 26.6%. 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 — 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.