Namibia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Namibia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 38.03%, a 0.55% decline from 2022.
  • Namibia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 38.58%, a 1.52% decline from 2021.
  • Namibia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 40.10%, a 1.16% decline from 2020.
  • Namibia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 41.26%, a 3.01% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Namibia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 38.03% -0.55%
2022 38.58% -1.52%
2021 40.10% -1.16%
2020 41.26% 3.01%
2019 38.25% 0.27%
2018 37.98% -3.45%
2017 41.43% -2.72%
2016 44.15% 3.00%
2015 41.15% 2.52%
2014 38.64% -1.76%
2013 40.40% 6.37%
2012 34.03% -5.28%
2011 39.31% -5.17%
2010 44.47% 0.08%
2009 44.39% 0.70%
2008 43.70% 0.04%
2007 43.65% 0.63%
2006 43.03% -0.21%
2005 43.24% 0.25%
2004 42.99% 0.20%
2003 42.80% 1.12%
2002 41.68% 1.07%
2001 40.60% 1.36%
2000 39.25% -2.48%
1999 41.72% -2.50%
1998 44.22% -2.37%
1997 46.59% 3.63%
1996 42.96% 3.40%
1995 39.55% 3.98%
1994 35.57% 0.72%
1993 34.85% 0.50%
1992 34.35% -0.13%
1991 34.48% -0.13%