Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Namibia

Namibia: Wage workers, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.9%
Change on year
up 24.6%
World rank
29th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2015
All-time low
0.6%
in 2003
Years of data
7
1993–2015

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Namibia, 1993–2015

00.20.40.60.81993200420151993: 0.652 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.576 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.694 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.659 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.673 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.684 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.852 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.6% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 25-64 in Namibia peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2003.

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

Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1993 0.7% —
2003 0.6% -11.6%
2009 0.7% +20.5%
2012 0.7% -5.0%
2013 0.7% +2.0%
2014 0.7% +1.7%
2015 0.9% +24.6%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 3.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 26 Austria 0.9% compare
  2. 27 Ireland 0.9% compare
  3. 28 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  4. 30 Belgium 0.8% compare
  5. 31 Netherlands 0.8% compare
  6. 32 Slovakia 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 25-64 in Namibia?
Wage workers, aged 25-64 in Namibia was 0.9% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
How does Namibia rank for wage workers, aged 25-64?
Namibia ranks 29th out of 106 countries with data for 2015.
Is wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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