ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Namibia

Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 46 % in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
46 %
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
54th
of 72 countries
All-time high
52.4 %
in 2016
All-time low
40.3 %
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2018

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Namibia, 2012–2018

02040602012201520182012: 40.3 %2013: 43.6 %2014: 44.4 %2016: 52.4 %2018: 46 %

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

Analysis

In 2018, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Namibia stood at 46 %.

The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Namibia ranks 54th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 40.3 %
2013 43.6 % +8.2%
2014 44.4 % +1.8%
2016 52.4 % +18.0%
2018 46 % -12.2%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 46 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.45 %, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 46 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.55 %, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 51 Uruguay 54.4 % compare
  2. 52 Guatemala 51.9 % compare
  3. 53 Dominican Republic 49.3 % compare
  4. 55 Greece 43.2 % compare
  5. 56 Panama 42.8 % compare
  6. 57 Thailand 40.5 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Namibia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Namibia was 46 % in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 52.4 % in 2016.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.3 % in 2012.
How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Namibia ranks 54th out of 72 countries with data for 2018.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.