Namibia · annual SERIES
Labour force participation in Namibia
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
58.84%%
2025Observation year
-0.03 pp from 2024
% · ILOSTAT via World Bank WDI · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.838 | present |
| 2024 | 58.871 | present |
| 2023 | 58.898 | present |
| 2022 | 58.908 | present |
| 2021 | 56.482 | present |
| 2020 | 55.981 | present |
| 2019 | 58.923 | present |
| 2018 | 58.879 | present |
| 2017 | 59.668 | present |
| 2016 | 60.453 | present |
| 2015 | 60.639 | present |
| 2014 | 60.825 | present |
| 2013 | 61.701 | present |
| 2012 | 57.533 | present |
| 2011 | 57.252 | present |
| 2010 | 56.97 | present |
| 2009 | 56.688 | present |
| 2008 | 56.405 | present |
| 2007 | 56.122 | present |
| 2006 | 55.839 | present |
| 2005 | 55.555 | present |
| 2004 | 55.27 | present |
| 2003 | 54.986 | present |
| 2002 | 54.701 | present |
| 2001 | 54.416 | present |
| 2000 | 54.13 | present |
Definition & method
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
What to keep in mind
- Modelled ILO estimates for both sexes ages 15+. Estimates differ from national survey series.
- Annual 2000–2025 selection; unavailable values remain missing.
- The ILO modelled series includes unlabelled imputed observations with high uncertainty. Country comparisons and rankings are disabled; same-country comparisons retain this caution.