Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 384,900; female 375,282)
15-64 years:
53% (male 468,942; female 475,504)
65 years and over:
4% (male 28,905; female 37,794) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.57% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 35.23 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 19.49 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 70.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
42.46 years
male:
44.33 years
female:
40.53 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.89 children born/woman (2000 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:
38%
male:
45%
female:
31% (1960 est.)