Namibia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

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 2022 was 29.18%, a 0.44% increase from 2021.
  • Namibia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 28.74%, a 0.07% increase from 2020.
  • Namibia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 28.67%, a 0.55% decline from 2019.
  • Namibia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 29.22%, a 0.01% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 58.00%
Brazil 56.76%
Paraguay 56.37%
Peru 55.60%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 51.75%
Maldives 50.33%
Guatemala 49.69%
China 48.33%
Dominican Republic 47.04%
Ecuador 46.52%
Colombia 46.02%
Belize 45.23%
Mexico 44.51%
Malaysia 43.49%
Azerbaijan 43.41%
Samoa 43.34%
Guyana 43.03%
Turkey 42.74%
Belarus 42.70%
Costa Rica 42.64%
Kazakhstan 40.84%
Armenia 40.40%
Thailand 39.80%
Mauritius 39.31%
Cuba 39.25%
Fiji 38.00%
Lebanon 36.75%
Botswana 35.79%
Suriname 35.65%
Jamaica 34.93%
Albania 34.42%
Montenegro 33.23%
Bosnia 32.36%
South Africa 29.75%
Serbia 29.32%
Namibia 29.18%
Tonga 28.30%
North Macedonia 28.24%
Venezuela 27.89%
Equatorial Guinea 27.58%
Iraq 27.20%
Romania 25.90%
Turkmenistan 25.52%
Jordan 25.14%
Iran 24.43%
Algeria 23.51%
Bulgaria 21.26%
Gabon 17.49%
Libya 16.44%
Namibia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 29.18% 0.44%
2021 28.74% 0.07%
2020 28.67% -0.55%
2019 29.22% -0.01%
2018 29.23% -3.58%
2017 32.80% -3.79%
2016 36.59% 2.00%
2015 34.59% 1.94%
2014 32.65% -1.59%
2013 34.24% 3.13%
2012 31.11% 0.12%
2011 30.99% 0.12%
2010 30.87% 0.12%
2009 30.75% 0.12%
2008 30.63% 0.12%
2007 30.51% 0.12%
2006 30.39% 0.12%
2005 30.27% 0.12%
2004 30.15% 0.12%
2003 30.03% 0.12%
2002 29.91% 0.12%
2001 29.79% 0.12%
2000 29.67% -0.32%
1999 29.99% -0.32%
1998 30.31% -0.32%
1997 30.63% -1.72%
1996 32.36% -1.77%
1995 34.13% -1.82%
1994 35.95% -0.38%
1993 36.33% -0.35%
1992 36.68% -0.30%
1991 36.98% -0.24%
1990 37.22% -0.24%