Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia

Namibia: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban was 0.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.8%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
22nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2003
Years of data
7
1993–2015

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.81993200420151993: 0.837 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.795 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.79 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.806 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.808 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.844 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia is 0.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia peaked at 0.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.

That places Namibia 22nd out of 94 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1993 0.8%
2003 0.0% -100.0%
2009 0.8%
2012 0.8% -0.6%
2013 0.8% +2.1%
2014 0.8% +0.3%
2015 0.8% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.0% 0.8% 2
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 19 Belgium 0.9% compare
  2. 20 Croatia 0.8% compare
  3. 21 Republic of Moldova 0.8% compare
  4. 23 Slovakia 0.8% compare
  5. 24 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  6. 25 France 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia was 0.8% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
How does Namibia rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Namibia ranks 22nd out of 94 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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