Work & Labour in Namibia 362 indicators covering work & labour for Namibia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 35.2 2018 up 1.0% 7th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 152.11 2018 up 13.8% 61st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 31.88 2018 up 8.7% 7th Employees 451.32 2018 up 16.3% 96th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 44.91 2018 down 1.6% 14th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 47.89 2018 down 0.9% 12th Youth employees 150.26 2018 up 9.5% 80th Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 44.85 2018 down 1.2% 11th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 47.82 2018 down 0.1% 7th Average monthly earnings of employees 7,233 2018 up 28.6% 45th Average monthly earnings of employees 7,233 2018 up 28.6% 43rd Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 3 2022 — 92nd Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 30,135 Persons 2021 up 5.4% 2nd Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 14.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2021 down 5.0% 7th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.641 2018 down 4.0% 3rd Median monthly earnings of employees 2,800 2018 up 40.0% 61st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 6.2% 2018 down 1.4% 117th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 48.2% 2018 up 28.0% 7th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,800 2018 up 40.0% 60th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,800 2018 up 40.0% 60th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.88 2024 up 20.5% 144th Own-account workers, total 21.4% 2016 down 34.8% 106th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 117.76 2018 up 5.9% 76th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 126.47 2018 up 14.2% 22nd Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 63.23 2018 down 5.7% 76th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 77.33 2018 down 0.6% 62nd Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 18.23 2018 up 31.8% 2nd Informal employment 402.1 2018 up 25.4% 50th Informal employment rate 55.64 2018 up 8.0% 31st Employment outside the formal sector 396.12 2018 up 28.7% 48th Share of employment outside the formal sector 54.81 2018 up 10.9% 23rd Average hourly earnings of employees 39.76 2018 up 20.3% 41st Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 72.75 2018 up 7.5% 21st Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 53.0% 2018 up 10.2% 36th Share of male workers in informal employment 53.0% 2018 up 10.2% 36th Share of workers in informal employment 55.6% 2018 up 8.0% 31st Share of female workers in informal employment 58.3% 2018 up 5.3% 27th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 55.6% 2018 up 8.0% 31st Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 55.6% 2018 up 8.0% 34th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 44.31 2018 up 9.8% 7th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 44.31 2018 up 9.1% 7th Gender wage gap 0.174 2018 down 97.8% 48th Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 46.17 2018 up 17.5% 5th Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 722.71 2018 up 16.1% 62nd Employees 451.32 2018 up 15.0% 63rd Public sector employees 117.76 2018 up 10.2% 60th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 14,681 2018 up 41.9% 36th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 14,681 2018 up 41.9% 35th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 0.2% 2018 down 97.8% 47th Gender wage gap 0.2% 2018 down 97.8% 47th Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 0.2% 2018 down 97.8% 47th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 0.2% 2018 down 97.8% 47th Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 0.2% 2018 down 97.8% 47th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 29.79 2018 up 24.1% 2nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 44.91 2018 up 3.9% 14th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 47.89 2018 up 3.4% 12th SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 39.76 2018 up 20.3% 40th Average hourly earnings of employees 39.76 2018 up 20.3% 36th Average hourly earnings of employees 39.76 2018 up 20.3% 36th ← Previous Page 5 of 7 Next →