Population 1,727,183 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 43% (male 379,158; female 371,008)
15-64 years: 53% (male 444,523; female 465,510)
65 years and over: 4% (male 28,743; female 38,241) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.94% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 37.08 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 7.72 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth : 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population : 0.97 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 45.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 64.91 years
male : 63.23 years
female: 66.63 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.05 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Namibian(s)
adjective: Namibian

Ethnic groups black 86%, white 6.6%, mixed 7.4%
note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to theKavangos tribe; other ethnic groups are: Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%

Religions Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least, other Christian denominations30%, native religions 10% to 20%

Languages English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the populationand 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: 38%
male: 45%
female: 31% (1960 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Namibia on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Namibia People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Namibia People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.