Namibia Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Namibia unemployment rate for 2023 was 19.42%, a 0.33% decline from 2022.
  • Namibia unemployment rate for 2022 was 19.75%, a 1.13% decline from 2021.
  • Namibia unemployment rate for 2021 was 20.88%, a 0.09% decline from 2020.
  • Namibia unemployment rate for 2020 was 20.97%, a 1.02% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Namibia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 19.42% -0.33%
2022 19.75% -1.13%
2021 20.88% -0.09%
2020 20.97% 1.02%
2019 19.95% 0.07%
2018 19.88% -1.86%
2017 21.74% -1.61%
2016 23.35% 2.55%
2015 20.80% 2.28%
2014 18.52% -0.51%
2013 19.03% 2.26%
2012 16.77% -2.71%
2011 19.48% -2.64%
2010 22.12% -0.13%
2009 22.25% 0.25%
2008 22.00% -0.11%
2007 22.11% 0.25%
2006 21.86% -0.24%
2005 22.11% 0.02%
2004 22.09% 0.02%
2003 22.07% 0.56%
2002 21.51% 0.52%
2001 20.99% 0.69%
2000 20.30% -1.37%
1999 21.67% -1.41%
1998 23.08% -1.37%
1997 24.45% 1.61%
1996 22.84% 1.52%
1995 21.32% 1.92%
1994 19.40% 0.30%
1993 19.10% 0.17%
1992 18.92% -0.22%
1991 19.14% -0.22%