Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Namibia

Namibia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0454 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0454 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
184th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0454 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0264 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Namibia, 2005–2023

00.010.020.030.040.052005201420232005: 0.026 units per square kilometre2006: 0.027 units per square kilometre2007: 0.028 units per square kilometre2008: 0.028 units per square kilometre2009: 0.029 units per square kilometre2010: 0.029 units per square kilometre2011: 0.03 units per square kilometre2012: 0.03 units per square kilometre2013: 0.032 units per square kilometre2014: 0.04 units per square kilometre2015: 0.04 units per square kilometre2016: 0.04 units per square kilometre2017: 0.04 units per square kilometre2018: 0.04 units per square kilometre2019: 0.041 units per square kilometre2020: 0.038 units per square kilometre2021: 0.04 units per square kilometre2022: 0.044 units per square kilometre2023: 0.045 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 0.0454 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Namibia peaked at 0.0454 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0264 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Namibia 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Namibia, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0264 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0271 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2007 0.0276 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2008 0.0282 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2009 0.0287 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2010 0.0293 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2011 0.0297 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2012 0.0303 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2013 0.0322 units per square kilometre +6.2%
2014 0.0396 units per square kilometre +23.1%
2015 0.0396 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2016 0.0395 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2017 0.0398 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2018 0.0402 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2019 0.041 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2020 0.0377 units per square kilometre -8.0%
2021 0.0398 units per square kilometre +5.4%
2022 0.0441 units per square kilometre +10.9%
2023 0.0454 units per square kilometre +2.9%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.0454 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.0454 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0276 units per square kilometre 0.0264 units per square kilometre 0.0287 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0361 units per square kilometre 0.0293 units per square kilometre 0.041 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0417 units per square kilometre 0.0377 units per square kilometre 0.0454 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 181 Suriname 0.0575 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 182 Guyana 0.0573 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 183 Libya 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 185 Mauritania 0.0402 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 186 Mongolia 0.0397 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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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 0.0454 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0454 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0264 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Namibia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Namibia ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.