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Namibia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

46.82percent · 2023-13.5% since 2000

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Namibia from 1960 to 2023.

19602023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202346.817
201858.879
201660.453
201460.825
201361.701
201257.533
201060.153
200855.4
200448.038
200154.425
200054.128
199753.498
199454.565
199158.408
196057.813

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-labor-force-participation-rate-total-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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