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    Namibia People - 2004

    https://immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/namibia/namibia_people.html
    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population:
      1,954,033
      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 and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:
      0-14 years: 42.4% (male 419,700; female 409,156)
      15-64 years: 54% (male 527,553; female 528,386)
      65 years and over: 3.5% (male 30,427; female 38,811) (2004 est.)

      Median age:
      total: 18.3 years
      male: 18 years
      female: 18.6 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:
      1.25% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:
      33.51 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:
      21.02 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:
      0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:
      at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
      total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:
      total: 69.58 deaths/1,000 live births
      female: 66.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
      male: 72.65 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:
      total population: 40.53 years
      male: 42.36 years
      female: 38.64 years (2004 est.)


      See also: Healthy Life Expectancy


      See also: Health Performance

      Total fertility rate:
      4.65 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
      22.5% (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
      230,000 (2001 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:
      13,000 (2001 est.)

      Nationality:
      noun: Namibian(s)
      adjective: Namibian

      Ethnic groups:
      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 are: Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%

      Religions:
      Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%

      Languages:
      English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages: Oshivambo, Herero, Nama

      Literacy:
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      total population: 84%
      male: 84.4%
      female: 83.7% (2003 est.)


      NOTE: The information regarding Namibia on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Namibia People 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Namibia People 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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