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 include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%

Languages:
English (official) 7%, Afrikaans (common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population), German 32%, indigenous languages (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama) 1%

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

Population:
2,165,828 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
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
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.2% (male 371,078/female 364,232)
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15-64 years: 61.7% (male 671,853/female 652,414)
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65 years and over: 4.1% (male 38,851/female 49,157) (2011 est.)
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Median age:
total: 21.7 years
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male: 21.7 years
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female: 21.8 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
0.817% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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Birth rate:
21.11 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
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Death rate:
13.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
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Net migration rate:
0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
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Urbanization:
urban population: 38% of total population (2010)
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rate of urbanization: 3.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
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Major cities - population:
WINDHOEK (capital) 342,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
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15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
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total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
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Maternal mortality rate:
180 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 61
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 45.61 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 51
male: 48.76 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 42.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 52.17 years
country comparison to the world: 210
male: 52.47 years
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female: 51.86 years (2012 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
2.41 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
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Health expenditures:
5.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 109
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Physicians density:
0.374 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.67 beds/1,000 population (2009)
country comparison to the world: 84
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Drinking water source:
improved: