Work & Labour in Namibia 362 indicators covering work & labour for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment rate 47.5% 2025 down 1.1% 154th Youth unemployment rate 38.0% 2025 down 7.7% 10th Population by labor force status 1.13 million people 2025 up 30.8% 117th Employee compensation as share of government spending 38.8% 2023 down 10.0% 33rd CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 16.45 2025 unchanged 138th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 64.54 Persons 2022 up 47.3% 102nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 32.2 Persons 2022 down 5.1% 129th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.7% 2020 down 16.8% 38th Female labor force by age 25,143 people 2024 up 46.4% 120th Labor force participation rate by age 29.4% 2024 down 9.9% 148th Female labor force participation rate by age 26.2% 2024 down 14.3% 138th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 37.2% 2024 down 3.9% 10th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.1% 175th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.8% 174th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.0454 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.0% 184th Employment by status 63.2% 2024 down 4.3% 104th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 63.2% 2024 down 4.3% 104th Employment 722.71 2018 up 118.0% 121st Cases of fatal occupational injury 4 2022 — 103rd Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.2% 2025 down 74.7% 115th Unemployment with basic education 17.5% 2018 down 15.7% 13th Unemployment with basic education, male 20.8% 2018 up 5.7% 6th Unemployment with intermediate education 23.9% 2018 down 9.0% 6th Unemployment with basic education, female 13.8% 2018 down 37.5% 25th Unemployment with advanced education 12.2% 2018 up 83.3% 13th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 22.6% 2018 down 19.0% 8th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.88 2024 up 20.5% 131st Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.88 score 2024 up 20.5% 132nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 31.9% 2018 up 8.7% 8th Labor force with basic education, female 47.2% 2018 down 3.4% 37th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 34.3% 2018 up 5.5% 14th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 29.4% 2018 up 13.6% 6th Labor force with basic education, male 54.2% 2018 down 9.7% 76th Labor force with basic education 50.6% 2018 down 6.8% 57th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 58.1% 2018 down 1.7% 53rd Labor force with intermediate education, male 63.9% 2018 down 6.4% 111th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 60.8% 2018 down 3.7% 85th Unemployment with advanced education, male 10.8% 2018 up 98.1% 8th Labor force with advanced education, male 82.3% 2018 down 4.7% 63rd Labor force with advanced education 79.0% 2018 down 4.7% 55th Labor force with advanced education, female 76.4% 2018 down 3.9% 58th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 45.1% 2018 up 58.9% 115th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 49.4% 2018 up 19.1% 166th Unemployment with advanced education, female 13.3% 2018 up 68.5% 19th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 47.2% 2018 up 36.3% 146th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 3 2022 — 126th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 18.1% 2018 down 20.3% 145th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 20.1% 2018 down 20.8% 150th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 16.2% 2018 down 20.5% 132nd Part time employment, female 30.9% 2018 down 7.0% 51st Part time employment, male 20.2% 2018 down 10.1% 37th Part time employment, total 25.5% 2018 down 7.5% 41st Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 48.3% 2025 down 1.4% 81st Annual working hours per worker 2,184 hours per worker 2023 up 13.1% 29th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,184 hours per worker 2023 up 13.1% 29th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 6.2% 2018 down 1.4% 128th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 19.9% 2018 down 47.1% 8th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,184 hours per worker 2023 up 13.1% 29th Incidence of part-time employment 26.17 2018 down 5.2% 57th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 244.84 2018 up 13.0% 62nd ← Previous Page 4 of 7 Next →