Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia

Namibia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
24th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 2012
Years of data
7
1993–2015

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

00.20.40.60.81993200420151993: 0.87 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.857 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.843 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.815 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.838 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.84 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.888 % 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia is 0.9%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2012.

That places Namibia 24th out of 94 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, 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 0.9%
2003 0.9% -1.5%
2009 0.8% -1.7%
2012 0.8% -3.3%
2013 0.8% +2.8%
2014 0.8% +0.2%
2015 0.9% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 21 Portugal 0.9% compare
  2. 22 Hungary 0.9% compare
  3. 23 Iceland 0.9% compare
  4. 25 Finland 0.9% compare
  5. 26 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  6. 27 North Macedonia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Namibia was 0.9% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2012.
How does Namibia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Namibia ranks 24th out of 94 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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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