Labor force (15-64 years), male in Namibia
Namibia: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 587,746 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Namibia, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), male in Namibia is 587,746, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Namibia peaked at 587,746 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 239,000, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 41st of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 282,900 | 239,000 | 331,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 481,727 | 409,286 | 556,588 | 10 |
| 2010s | 579,996 | 572,246 | 587,746 | 2 |
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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 labor force (15-64 years), male in Namibia?
- Labor force (15-64 years), male in Namibia was 587,746 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 587,746 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,000 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
- Namibia ranks 41st out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.