Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Namibia's youth unemployment rate stands at 38.05% as of 2025-12-31, up from 37.24% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Namibia's youth unemployment rate was 38.05%, up from 37.24% in 2024.
In 2024, Namibia's youth unemployment rate was 37.24%, up from 37.13% in 2023.
In 2023, Namibia's youth unemployment rate was 37.13%, down from 37.81% in 2022.
In 2022, Namibia's youth unemployment rate was 37.81%, down from 40.1% in 2021.
In 2021, Namibia's youth unemployment rate was 40.1%, down from 41.51% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.05% | +0.81% |
| 2024 | 37.24% | +0.111% |
| 2023 | 37.13% | -0.68% |
| 2022 | 37.81% | -2.29% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -1.41% |
| 2020 | 41.51% | +3.35% |
| 2019 | 38.16% | +0.183% |
| 2018 | 37.97% | -3.49% |
| 2017 | 41.47% | -2.74% |
| 2016 | 44.21% | +2.99% |
| 2015 | 41.22% | +2.49% |
| 2014 | 38.73% | -1.77% |
| 2013 | 40.51% | +6.41% |
| 2012 | 34.09% | -5.27% |
| 2011 | 39.37% | -5.16% |
| 2010 | 44.53% | +0.068% |
| 2009 | 44.46% | +0.737% |
| 2008 | 43.72% | +0.037% |
| 2007 | 43.69% | +0.67% |
| 2006 | 43.02% | -0.244% |
| 2005 | 43.26% | +0.249% |
| 2004 | 43.01% | +0.14% |
| 2003 | 42.87% | +1.14% |
| 2002 | 41.74% | +1.09% |
| 2001 | 40.65% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 39.24% | -2.46% |
| 1999 | 41.71% | -2.49% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | -2.36% |
| 1997 | 46.56% | +3.62% |
| 1996 | 42.94% | +3.38% |
| 1995 | 39.56% | +4.01% |
| 1994 | 35.55% | +0.669% |
| 1993 | 34.88% | +0.437% |
| 1992 | 34.44% | -0.239% |
| 1991 | 34.68% | — |
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Namibia's youth unemployment rate is 38.05% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 37.24% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 46.56% (1997); the lowest is 34.09% (2012), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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