Namibia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2022
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
- Namibia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 29.31%, a 0.07% increase from 2018.
- Namibia labor force participation rate for 2018 was 29.24%, a 3.23% decline from 2017.
- Namibia labor force participation rate for 2017 was 32.47%, a 3.21% decline from 2016.
- Namibia labor force participation rate for 2016 was 35.68%, a 1.58% increase from 2015.
| Namibia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
29.31% |
0.07% |
| 2018 |
29.24% |
-3.23% |
| 2017 |
32.47% |
-3.21% |
| 2016 |
35.68% |
1.58% |
| 2015 |
34.10% |
1.53% |
| 2014 |
32.57% |
-0.60% |
| 2013 |
33.17% |
1.71% |
| 2012 |
31.46% |
0.20% |
| 2011 |
31.26% |
0.19% |
| 2010 |
31.07% |
0.18% |
| 2009 |
30.89% |
0.17% |
| 2008 |
30.72% |
0.14% |
| 2007 |
30.58% |
0.12% |
| 2006 |
30.46% |
0.07% |
| 2005 |
30.39% |
0.05% |
| 2004 |
30.34% |
-0.01% |
| 2003 |
30.35% |
-0.03% |
| 2002 |
30.38% |
-0.03% |
| 2001 |
30.41% |
-0.02% |
| 2000 |
30.43% |
-0.13% |
| 1999 |
30.56% |
-0.14% |
| 1998 |
30.70% |
-0.13% |
| 1997 |
30.83% |
-1.73% |
| 1996 |
32.56% |
-1.91% |
| 1995 |
34.47% |
-2.08% |
| 1994 |
36.55% |
-0.27% |
| 1993 |
36.82% |
-0.22% |
| 1992 |
37.04% |
-0.18% |
| 1991 |
37.22% |
-0.17% |
| 1990 |
37.39% |
-0.17% |
