Labor force, total, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3727 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Namibia is 0.3727 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.3911 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.311 units per person, in 1997.
That places Namibia 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3181 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3184 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3184 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3185 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3186 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3159 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3135 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.311 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3127 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3145 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3165 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3195 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.323 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.327 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3315 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3368 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3424 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3476 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3524 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3565 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3599 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3625 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3645 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3911 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3859 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.385 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3836 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3779 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3719 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3714 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3519 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3538 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3683 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3693 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.371 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3727 units per person | +0.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3727 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3727 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.316 units per person | 0.311 units per person | 0.3186 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3353 units per person | 0.3165 units per person | 0.3565 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3754 units per person | 0.3599 units per person | 0.3911 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3645 units per person | 0.3519 units per person | 0.3727 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More education data for Namibia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10,653 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 90,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26,964 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27,746 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 236,050 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,029 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1947 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Namibia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Namibia was 0.3727 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3911 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.311 units per person in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 148th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.