People Of Namibia

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.)
Total fertility rate	4.65 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	21.3% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	210,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	16,000 (2003 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	conventional long form: Republic of Namibia conventional short form: Namibia former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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