Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Namibia

Namibia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
29th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.5%
in 2003
Years of data
7
1993–2015

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.81993200420151993: 0.621 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.509 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.684 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.668 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.689 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.692 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.86 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2015, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Namibia stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Namibia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2003.

Namibia ranks 29th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 26 Australia 0.9% compare
  2. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  3. 28 Finland 0.9% compare
  4. 30 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  5. 31 Kazakhstan, Republic of 0.9% compare
  6. 32 Netherlands 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places β†’

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All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Namibia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Namibia was 0.9% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2003.
How does Namibia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Namibia ranks 29th out of 106 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,582 data points, 1970–2021
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