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.

Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa	28.84%
Botswana	23.62%
Gabon	20.61%
Namibia	19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.55%
Libya	19.30%
Jordan	19.19%
St. Lucia	15.77%
Iraq	15.32%
Montenegro	15.25%
North Macedonia	14.43%
Bosnia	12.66%
Algeria	12.49%
Guyana	12.30%
Lebanon	11.75%
Albania	11.63%
Costa Rica	11.32%
Colombia	10.55%
Turkey	10.43%
Samoa	10.04%
Brazil	9.23%
Iran	8.82%
Serbia	8.68%
Belize	8.67%
Armenia	8.59%
Equatorial Guinea	8.58%
Suriname	8.23%
Paraguay	6.75%
Mauritius	6.32%
Azerbaijan	5.65%
Venezuela	5.62%
Romania	5.61%
Dominican Republic	5.50%
Jamaica	5.50%
China	4.98%
Kazakhstan	4.86%
Fiji	4.56%
Maldives	4.39%
Bulgaria	4.27%
Turkmenistan	4.13%
Russia	3.87%
Peru	3.85%
Ecuador	3.76%
Malaysia	3.63%
Belarus	3.57%
Mexico	3.26%
Guatemala	3.05%
Tonga	2.43%
Cuba	1.25%
Thailand	0.94%
Nauru	0.00%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%
Tuvalu	0.00%
American Samoa	0.00%
Marshall Islands	0.00%

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%