ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia
Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 53.61 % 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Namibia is 53.61 %, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Namibia ranks 78th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 53.95 % | — |
| 2013 | 58.31 % | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 56.48 % | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 55.22 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 53.61 % | -2.9% |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -25.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1678 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 818.18 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.639 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 3,116 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 11.43 current LCU 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 53.61 % 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 58.31 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.61 % in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Namibia ranks 78th 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 down 0.6%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — 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.