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Namibia Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Namibia Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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24.45% in 1997

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Namibia was 24.45% in 1997. The top 5 years were: 1997 (24.45%), 2016 (23.35%), 1998 (23.08%), 1996 (22.84%), 2009 (22.27%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Namibia Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1997	24.45%
2nd	2016	23.35%
3rd	1998	23.08%
4th	1996	22.84%
5th	2009	22.27%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1997	24.45%	+1.61pp	184th
2016	23.35%	+2.56pp	185th
2017	21.75%	−1.60pp	186th
2010	22.12%	−0.15pp	186th
2009	22.27%	+0.27pp	185th
2008	22.01%	−0.12pp	184th
2007	22.12%	+0.27pp	185th
2006	21.85%	−0.26pp	184th
2005	22.11%	+0.02pp	184th
2004	22.09%	−0.01pp	183rd
2003	22.10%	+0.57pp	180th
1998	23.08%	−1.37pp	182nd
1996	22.84%	+1.50pp	183rd
2021	20.93%	−0.07pp	184th
2020	21.00%	+1.07pp	183rd
2015	20.79%	+2.27pp	182nd
2002	21.54%	+0.53pp	182nd
2001	21.01%	+0.71pp	181st
1999	21.67%	−1.42pp	181st
1995	21.34%	+1.94pp	180th
2000	20.30%	−1.37pp	180th
2025	19.29%	+0.13pp	175th
2024	19.16%	+0.00pp	181st
2023	19.15%	−0.46pp	183rd
2022	19.62%	−1.32pp	183rd
2019	19.93%	+0.05pp	184th
2018	19.88%	−1.87pp	184th
2014	18.52%	−0.51pp	176th
2013	19.03%	+2.26pp	175th
2011	19.48%	−2.64pp	179th
1994	19.40%	+0.32pp	173rd
1993	19.08%	+0.18pp	171st
1992	18.90%	−0.24pp	173rd
1991	19.14%	–	177th
2012	16.77%	−2.71pp	170th

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