Namibia Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate in Namibia decreased to 33.40 percent in 2018 from 34 percent in 2016. Unemployment Rate in Namibia averaged 27.94 percent from 1997 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 37.60 percent in 2008 and a record low of 19.50 percent in 1997.

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Namibia Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	33.40	34.00	37.60	19.50	percent	[+]
Population	2.48	2.44	2.48	0.60	Million	[+]
Unemployed Persons	364411.00	349383.00	364411.00	248944.00	Thousand	[+]
Wages High Skilled	33300.00	12100.00	33300.00	12100.00	NAD/Month	[+]
Wages Low Skilled	3240.00	1240.00	3240.00	1240.00	NAD/Month	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	46.10	43.40	46.10	37.80	percent	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	71.20	69.40	71.20	66.30	percent	[+]
Living Wage Family	8590.00	8590.00	8590.00	8590.00	NAD/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	8360.00	8360.00	8360.00	8360.00	NAD/Month	[+]
Employed Persons	725742.00	676885.00	725742.00	657584.00	Thousand	[+]

In Namibia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides - Namibia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Namibia Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2019.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	33.40	34.00	37.60	19.50	1997 - 2018	percent	Yearly

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
South Africa	29.00	Jun/19	27.6	31.2 : 21.5	%
Spain	14.02	Jun/19	14.7	26.94 : 4.41	%
Turkey	13.00	Jun/19	12.8	14.8 : 7.3	%
Brazil	11.80	Jul/19	12	13.7 : 6.2	%
Argentina	10.10	Mar/19	9.1	20.8 : 5.9	%
Italy	9.90	Jul/19	9.8	13.1 : 5.8	%
France	8.50	Jun/19	8.7	10.7 : 7.2	%
Euro Area	7.50	Jul/19	7.5	12.1 : 7.3	%
India	6.00	Dec/18	5	8.3 : 3.53	%
Canada	5.70	Aug/19	5.7	13.1 : 2.9	%
Saudi Arabia	5.60	Jun/19	5.7	6.3 : 4.35	%
Australia	5.30	Aug/19	5.2	11.2 : 4	%
Indonesia	5.01	Mar/19	5.34	11.24 : 2	%
Russia	4.30	Aug/19	4.5	14.1 : 4.3	%
United Kingdom	3.80	Jul/19	3.9	12 : 3.4	%
Mexico	3.70	Jul/19	3.6	6.42 : 2.22	%
United States	3.70	Aug/19	3.7	10.8 : 2.5	%
China	3.61	Jun/19	3.67	4.3 : 3.61	%
Netherlands	3.50	Aug/19	3.4	7.9 : 3.3	%
South Korea	3.10	Aug/19	4	7.1 : 3	%
Germany	3.00	Jul/19	3.1	11.5 : 0.4	%
Japan	2.20	Jul/19	2.3	5.5 : 1	%
Singapore	2.20	Jun/19	2.2	6 : 1.4	%
Switzerland	2.10	Aug/19	2.1	5.7 : 1.5	%