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Namibia People 1996

Population:

1,651,545 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

47% (female 384,885; male 394,216)

15-64 years:

50% (female 414,283; male 405,938)

65 years and over:

3% (female 26,783; male 25,440) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.44% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

43.04 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

8.61 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

59.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

62.1 years

male:

59.37 years

female:

64.9 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.34 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Namibian(s)

adjective:

Namibian

Ethnic divisions:

black 86%, white 6.6%, mixed 7.4%

note:

about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include (with approximate share of total population): Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%

Religions:

80%-90% Christian (50% Lutheran; at least 30% other Christian denominations)

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:

age 15 and over can read and write (1960)

total population:

38%

male:

45%

female:

31%

Labor force:

500,000

by occupation:

agriculture 60%, industry and commerce 19%, services 8%, government 7%, mining 6% (1981 est.)

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