Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Namibia

Namibia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 0.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.6%
Change on year
up 38.2%
World rank
46th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.2%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2015

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Namibia, 1993–2015

0.20.30.40.50.61993200420151993: 0.151 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.322 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.364 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.425 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.425 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.588 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.6% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 82.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Namibia peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1993.

Namibia ranks 46th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Namibia, 1993 to 2015.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1993 0.2%
2009 0.3% +113.4%
2012 0.4% +13.2%
2013 0.4% +16.6%
2014 0.4% +0.0%
2015 0.6% +38.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 43 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare
  2. 44 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
  3. 45 Egypt 0.6% compare
  4. 47 Chile 0.6% compare
  5. 48 Mexico 0.6% compare
  6. 49 Cambodia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Namibia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Namibia was 0.6% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1993.
How does Namibia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Namibia ranks 46th out of 84 countries with data for 2015.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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