Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Namibia's unemployment rate stands at 19.29% as of 2025-12-31, up from 19.16% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Namibia's unemployment rate was 19.29%, up from 19.16% in 2024.
In 2024, Namibia's unemployment rate was 19.16%, up from 19.15% in 2023.
In 2023, Namibia's unemployment rate was 19.15%, down from 19.62% in 2022.
In 2022, Namibia's unemployment rate was 19.62%, down from 20.93% in 2021.
In 2021, Namibia's unemployment rate was 20.93%, down from 21% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.29% | +0.134% |
| 2024 | 19.16% | +0.003% |
| 2023 | 19.15% | -0.461% |
| 2022 | 19.62% | -1.32% |
| 2021 | 20.93% | -0.072% |
| 2020 | 21% | +1.07% |
| 2019 | 19.93% | +0.052% |
| 2018 | 19.88% | -1.87% |
| 2017 | 21.75% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.35% | +2.56% |
| 2015 | 20.79% | +2.27% |
| 2014 | 18.52% | -0.507% |
| 2013 | 19.03% | +2.26% |
| 2012 | 16.77% | -2.71% |
| 2011 | 19.48% | -2.64% |
| 2010 | 22.12% | -0.151% |
| 2009 | 22.27% | +0.266% |
| 2008 | 22.01% | -0.115% |
| 2007 | 22.12% | +0.272% |
| 2006 | 21.85% | -0.26% |
| 2005 | 22.11% | +0.018% |
| 2004 | 22.09% | -0.014% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +0.566% |
| 2002 | 21.54% | +0.529% |
| 2001 | 21.01% | +0.709% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | -1.37% |
| 1999 | 21.67% | -1.41% |
| 1998 | 23.08% | -1.37% |
| 1997 | 24.45% | +1.61% |
| 1996 | 22.84% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 21.34% | +1.94% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | +0.322% |
| 1993 | 19.08% | +0.182% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | -0.244% |
| 1991 | 19.14% | — |
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Namibia's unemployment rate is 19.29% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 19.16% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 24.45% (1997); the lowest is 16.77% (2012), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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