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

Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 54 % in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
54 %
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
18th
of 72 countries
All-time high
59.5 %
in 2012
All-time low
47.1 %
in 2016
Years of data
5
2012–2018

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

02040602012201520182012: 59.5 %2013: 55.8 %2014: 55.1 %2016: 47.1 %2018: 54 %

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 54 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

That places Namibia 18th out of 72 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 59.5 %
2013 55.8 % -6.2%
2014 55.1 % -1.3%
2016 47.1 % -14.5%
2018 54 % +14.6%

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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 54 % 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 59.5 % in 2012.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 47.1 % in 2016.
How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Namibia ranks 18th 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 down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, self-employed, 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, self-employed, 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, 1,460 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.