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Namibia: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)

33.05percent · 2023+73.0% since 2000

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Namibia from 1991 to 2023.

19912023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202333.049
201821.131
201621.781
201416.714
201317.334
201214.656
201020.336
200832.544
200419.324
200126.839
200019.1
199718.2
199417.9
199119.566

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-unemployment-male (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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