Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Namibia

Namibia: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 1.33 units per square kilometre in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
1.33 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
186th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.33 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.529 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.529 units per square kilometre1991: 0.547 units per square kilometre1992: 0.565 units per square kilometre1993: 0.584 units per square kilometre1994: 0.602 units per square kilometre1995: 0.615 units per square kilometre1996: 0.627 units per square kilometre1997: 0.638 units per square kilometre1998: 0.658 units per square kilometre1999: 0.679 units per square kilometre2000: 0.699 units per square kilometre2001: 0.721 units per square kilometre2002: 0.741 units per square kilometre2003: 0.762 units per square kilometre2004: 0.782 units per square kilometre2005: 0.804 units per square kilometre2006: 0.828 units per square kilometre2007: 0.852 units per square kilometre2008: 0.876 units per square kilometre2009: 0.9 units per square kilometre2010: 0.922 units per square kilometre2011: 0.945 units per square kilometre2012: 0.972 units per square kilometre2013: 1.1 units per square kilometre2014: 1.1 units per square kilometre2015: 1.1 units per square kilometre2016: 1.1 units per square kilometre2017: 1.2 units per square kilometre2018: 1.2 units per square kilometre2019: 1.2 units per square kilometre2020: 1.2 units per square kilometre2021: 1.2 units per square kilometre2022: 1.3 units per square kilometre2023: 1.3 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 1.33 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 1.33 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.529 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

Namibia ranks 186th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6044 units per square kilometre 0.529 units per square kilometre 0.6786 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.7966 units per square kilometre 0.6992 units per square kilometre 0.8996 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 1.08 units per square kilometre 0.9223 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 1.25 units per square kilometre 1.17 units per square kilometre 1.33 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 183 Suriname 1.55 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 184 Guyana 1.51 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 185 Libya 1.45 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 187 Mauritania 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 188 Mongolia 0.9153 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 234 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Namibia?
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Namibia was 1.33 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.529 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 186th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
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Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.