Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Namibia
Namibia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0127 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Namibia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0127 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Namibia peaked at 0.0141 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 units per person, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 154th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0111 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0112 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0114 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0133 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0131 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0126 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0126 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0126 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0127 units per person | +0.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0127 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0127 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 6 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Namibia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Namibia was 0.0127 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 units per person in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Namibia ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.