Namibia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 28.45%, a 0.05% decline from 2020.
- Namibia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.50%, a 0.66% decline from 2019.
- Namibia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 29.16%, a 0.16% decline from 2018.
- Namibia labor force participation rate for 2018 was 29.32%, a 3.8% decline from 2017.
| Namibia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
28.45% |
-0.05% |
| 2020 |
28.50% |
-0.66% |
| 2019 |
29.16% |
-0.16% |
| 2018 |
29.32% |
-3.80% |
| 2017 |
33.12% |
-3.98% |
| 2016 |
37.09% |
2.19% |
| 2015 |
34.91% |
2.11% |
| 2014 |
32.80% |
-2.00% |
| 2013 |
34.80% |
3.58% |
| 2012 |
31.22% |
0.09% |
| 2011 |
31.14% |
0.09% |
| 2010 |
31.04% |
0.09% |
| 2009 |
30.95% |
0.10% |
| 2008 |
30.85% |
0.10% |
| 2007 |
30.76% |
0.09% |
| 2006 |
30.66% |
0.08% |
| 2005 |
30.58% |
0.12% |
| 2004 |
30.46% |
0.11% |
| 2003 |
30.35% |
0.10% |
| 2002 |
30.25% |
0.09% |
| 2001 |
30.16% |
0.07% |
| 2000 |
30.09% |
-0.35% |
| 1999 |
30.45% |
-0.36% |
| 1998 |
30.81% |
-0.37% |
| 1997 |
31.18% |
-1.57% |
| 1996 |
32.75% |
-1.58% |
| 1995 |
34.33% |
-1.61% |
| 1994 |
35.94% |
-0.39% |
| 1993 |
36.32% |
-0.39% |
| 1992 |
36.71% |
-0.24% |
| 1991 |
36.95% |
-0.16% |
| 1990 |
37.11% |
-0.16% |
