Employment-to-population ratio in Namibia
The ILO estimates that 47.5% of people aged 15 and over in Namibia were employed in 2025.
Namibia, 2025
47.5%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
152nd of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Namibia over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.5% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 47.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 48.0%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Namibia has the 152nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Namibia
All statistics for Namibia
Labour force participation
58.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
19.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
38.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
54.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
22.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
16.5%
2025 · World Bank