2021 saw a unemployment rate of 20.8% in Namibia, a decrease of 0.4% (-2.0%).
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215
Date range: 1991 to 2022
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What is Namibia's Unemployment rate?
As of 2022 Namibia's Unemployment rate was 20.8.
How does Namibia's Unemployment rate compare to other regions?
Namibia's Unemployment rate was ranked 177th in 2022
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Namibia Unemployment rate between 1991 and 2022
Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
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2022 | 20.8% | 0.4% |
2021 | 21.3% | 0% |
2020 | 21.2% | 1.2% |
2019 | 20% | 0.1% |
2018 | 19.9% | 1.8% |
2017 | 21.7% | 1.7% |
2016 | 23.4% | 2.5% |
2015 | 20.9% | 2.4% |
2014 | 18.5% | 0.5% |
2013 | 19% | 2.3% |
2012 | 16.8% | 2.7% |
2011 | 19.5% | 2.7% |
2010 | 22.1% | 0.2% |
2009 | 22.3% | 0% |
2008 | 22.3% | 0.1% |
2007 | 22.2% | 0% |
2006 | 22.2% | 0.1% |
2005 | 22.3% | 0.2% |
2004 | 22.1% | 0.3% |
2003 | 21.8% | 0.5% |
2002 | 21.3% | 0.4% |
2001 | 20.9% | 0.6% |
2000 | 20.3% | 1.4% |
1999 | 21.7% | 1.4% |
1998 | 23.1% | 1.4% |
1997 | 24.5% | 1.7% |
1996 | 22.8% | 1.7% |
1995 | 21.1% | 1.7% |
1994 | 19.4% | 0% |
1993 | 19.4% | 0.2% |
1992 | 19.2% | 0.1% |
1991 | 19.1% |
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