Unemployment in Namibia
The data on unemployment in Namibia are collected every two years by the Namibia Statistics Agency , the state statistical office . Namibia , located in southern Africa , has had to struggle with high unemployment even after its independence in 1990 . To a large extent, this is due to the lack of training in large sections of the population. Historically, this is based on the apartheid system under South African rule and the associated oppression of the Namibian majority population.
As a job creation measure, the Namibian government launched the Targeted Intervention Program for Employment and Economic Growth in 2011 . The aim is to create 104,000 jobs with a financial investment of 14.7 billion Namibian dollars .
Current unemployment
The last information on the Namibian labor market is from 2018 and was published in March 2019. About 1.532 million of the 2.3 million inhabitants of Namibia are theoretically of working age (15+ years). Of these, almost 450,000 are considered economically inactive. Almost 365,000 are unemployed. This corresponds to an unemployment rate of 33.4 percent. Youth unemployment was 46.1 percent.
development
| Unemployment rate: | until 10 % | 11 to 19% | 20 to 29% | 29 to 39% | over 39% |
| year | Quota |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 33.4% |
| 2016 | 34.0% |
| 2014 | 27.9% |
| 2013 | 30.2% |
| 2012 | 27.5% |
| 2011 | ??,? % |
| 2010 | 51.2% |
Unemployment by region
Status: 2018
| Unemployment rate: | until 10 % | 11 to 19% | 20 to 29% | 29 to 39% | over 39% |
| region | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erongo | 23.9% | 21.9% | 29.7% |
| Hardap | 29.7% | 37.7% | 34.5% |
| ǁKaras | 25.0% | 23.0% | 32.2% |
| Kavango East | 36.3% | 39.6% | 48.2% |
| Kavango West | 26.4% | 36.0% | 33.0% |
| Khomas | 22.3% | 28.4% | 31.5% |
| Kunene | 32.6% | 52.2% | 41.6% |
| Ohangwena | 38.2% | 45.4% | 33.3% |
| Grandmaheke | 26.9% | 26.9% | 38.7% |
| Omusati | 22.9% | 40.2% | 24.0% |
| Oshana | 32.6% | 29.5% | 32.5% |
| Oshikoto | 27.6% | 39.8% | 36.2% |
| Otjozondjupa | 33.2% | 35.9% | 36.1% |
| Zambezi | 31.9% | 48.0% | 37.7% |
Source:
See also
Web links
- Namibia Statistics Agency (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TIPEEG is lagging far behind. In: Allgemeine Zeitung (Windhoek) , February 21, 2013, accessed on March 30, 2015.
- ↑ Key Highlights of the 2018 Labor Force - Indicators. Namibia Statistics Agency , March 2019 (PDF).
- ↑ Every second person is unemployed. . In: Allgemeine Zeitung (Windhoek) , March 3, 2010, accessed on March 30, 2015.
- ^ The Namibia Labor Force Survey 2018 Report. Namibia Statistics Agency, March 2018 (PDF), p. 79f.