Annual working hours per worker in Namibia
Namibia: Annual working hours per worker was 2,184 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Namibia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Namibia stood at 2,184 hours per worker.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Namibia peaked at 2,359 hours per worker in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,931 hours per worker, in 2013.
That places Namibia 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,171 hours per worker | 2,135 hours per worker | 2,205 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,183 hours per worker | 1,931 hours per worker | 2,359 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,169 hours per worker | 2,128 hours per worker | 2,196 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More work & labour data for Namibia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Namibia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Namibia was 2,184 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,359 hours per worker in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,931 hours per worker in 2013.
- How does Namibia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Namibia ranks 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.