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Nationality
• Noun: Namibian(s)
• Adjective: Namibian
Population
• 1,8 million (according 2002 Population Census)
Age Structure
• 0 - 14 years: 42.6%
• 15 - 64 years: 53.7%
• 65 years and over: 3.7%
Population Growth Rate
• 1.19% (2002 estimate)
Birth Rate
• 34.17 births / 1,000 population (2002 estimate)
Death Rate
• 22.28 deaths / 1,000 population (2002 estimate)
Sex Ratio
• At birth: 1.03 males / female
• Under 15 years: 1.03 males / female
• 15 - 64 years: 1 male / female
• 65 years and over: 0.77 male / female
• Total population: 1 male / female (2002 estimate)
Life Expectancy at Birth
• Infant Mortality Rate: 72.43 deaths / 1,000 live births
(2002 estimate)
• Total population: 38.97 years
• Female: 37.07 years
• Male: 40.81 years (2002 estimate)
Total Fertility Rate
• 4.77 children born / woman (2002 estimate)
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate
• 19.54% (1999 estimate)
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People living
with HIV/AIDS
• 160,000 (1999 estimate) |
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Ethnic Groups
• 13 ethnic cultures.
• Black: 87.5%
• Approximately 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo
tribe, 9% to the Kavango tribe, 7% to the Herero tribe and 7% to the
Damara tribe. Other ethnic groups are: Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen
3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%.
• White: 6% |
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• The white minority population
is primarily of South African, German, English and Portuguese descent.
• Mixed: 6.5% |
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Religions
• Predominantly Christian (80 - 90%), whilst 50% is Lutheran,
Roman Catholic, Methodist, Anglican, African Methodist Episcopal
and Dutch Reformed Christians are represented. Indigenous beliefs
prevail between 10 - 20%.
Languages
• 16 languages and dialects.
• English is the official language of Namibia
(7%). Afrikaans,
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derived from
Dutch , is the
common language of most of the population and spoken by approximately
60% of the white population, as also German (32%) and English (8%).
Various indigenous languages (Oshivambo, Otjiherero, Khoegowab, Silozi,
Setswana) are also spoken.
Literacy
(The ability to read and write at age 15 and over)
• Total Population: 38%
• Male: 45%
• Female: 31%
Education
• Primary education and/or education to the age of 16 is
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