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Namibia:
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Other pages in this profile of Namibia:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 2,088,669 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 2.5 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 36.7% (male 386,252/female 379,426) 15-64 years: 59.5% (male 627,752/female 615,241) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 35,960/female 44,038) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 20.7 years male: 20.6 years female: 20.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.947% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 23.19 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 14.07 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 45.64 deaths/1,000 live births male: 49.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 49.89 years male: 50.39 years female: 49.38 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.81 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 21.3% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 210,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 16,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Namibian(s) adjective: Namibian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5% note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5% |
Religions |
Definition Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20% |
Languages |
Definition English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 85% male: 86.8% female: 83.5% (2001 census) |
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