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

Namibia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 100 % in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
100 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 72 countries
All-time high
100 %
in 2012
All-time low
100 %
in 2012
Years of data
5
2012–2018

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

0204060801002012201520182012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2016: 100 %2018: 100 %

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 100 %. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Namibia 1st out of 72 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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, total, rural areas — Value in Namibia, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 100 %
2013 100 % +0.0%
2014 100 % +0.0%
2016 100 % +0.0%
2018 100 % +0.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 100 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100 %, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 100 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100 %, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

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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 100 % 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 100 % in 2012.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 100 % in 2012.
How does Namibia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Namibia ranks 1st 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 unchanged. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, total, 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, total, 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
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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.