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

Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 51.07 % in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
51.07 %
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
68th
of 79 countries
All-time high
55.69 %
in 2013
All-time low
49.89 %
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2018

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

02040602012201520182012: 49.9 %2013: 55.7 %2014: 54.2 %2016: 50.1 %2018: 51.1 %

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 51.07 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

That places Namibia 68th 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 49.89 %
2013 55.69 % +11.6%
2014 54.22 % -2.6%
2016 50.11 % -7.6%
2018 51.07 % +1.9%

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 65 Ukraine 52.29 % compare
  2. 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.16 % compare
  3. 67 North Macedonia 51.9 %
  4. 69 Egypt 49.4 % compare
  5. 70 Greece 49.24 % compare
  6. 71 Sri Lanka 49.09 % 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 51.07 % 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 55.69 % in 2013.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 49.89 % in 2012.
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 2.4%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), 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.