Namibia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Namibia unemployment rate for 2022 was 19.99%, a 1.16% decline from 2021.
- Namibia unemployment rate for 2021 was 21.15%, a 0% increase from 2020.
- Namibia unemployment rate for 2020 was 21.15%, a 1.19% increase from 2019.
- Namibia unemployment rate for 2019 was 19.96%, a 0.08% increase from 2018.
Namibia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Unemployment Rate (%) |
Annual Change |
2022 |
19.99% |
-1.16% |
2021 |
21.15% |
0.00% |
2020 |
21.15% |
1.19% |
2019 |
19.96% |
0.08% |
2018 |
19.88% |
-1.90% |
2017 |
21.78% |
-1.57% |
2016 |
23.35% |
2.60% |
2015 |
20.75% |
2.23% |
2014 |
18.52% |
-0.51% |
2013 |
19.03% |
2.26% |
2012 |
16.77% |
-2.72% |
2011 |
19.49% |
-2.63% |
2010 |
22.12% |
-0.18% |
2009 |
22.30% |
0.33% |
2008 |
21.97% |
-0.15% |
2007 |
22.11% |
0.33% |
2006 |
21.78% |
-0.33% |
2005 |
22.11% |
0.02% |
2004 |
22.09% |
-0.13% |
2003 |
22.22% |
0.59% |
2002 |
21.63% |
0.55% |
2001 |
21.08% |
0.77% |
2000 |
20.30% |
-1.37% |
1999 |
21.67% |
-1.42% |
1998 |
23.09% |
-1.36% |
1997 |
24.45% |
1.59% |
1996 |
22.86% |
1.46% |
1995 |
21.41% |
2.01% |
1994 |
19.40% |
0.38% |
1993 |
19.02% |
0.20% |
1992 |
18.82% |
-0.32% |
1991 |
19.14% |
19.14% |
1990 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1989 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1988 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1987 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1986 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1985 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1984 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1983 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1982 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1981 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1980 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1979 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1978 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1977 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1976 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1975 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1974 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1973 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1972 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1971 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1970 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1969 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1968 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1967 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1966 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1965 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1964 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1963 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1962 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1961 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
1960 |
0.00% |
0.00% |