Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Namibia
Namibia: Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector was 61.04 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Namibia, 2012–2018
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 61.04 for share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
That places Namibia 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 48.73 | — |
| 2013 | 51.19 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 44.51 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 62.99 | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 61.04 | -3.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 61.04 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.78, 91% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 61.04 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.99, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Namibia
More work & labour data for Namibia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3746 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,116 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,223 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,828 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,898 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Namibia?
- Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector in Namibia was 61.04 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.99 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.51 in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector?
- Namibia ranks 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of tourism sector employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.