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    Namibia People 1998
    https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/namibia/namibia_people.html
    SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population 1,622,328 (July 1998 est.)

      Age structure
      0-14 years: 44% (male 362,310; female 354,386)
      15-64 years: 52% (male 414,281; female 426,921)
      65 years and over: 4% (male 27,001; female 37,429) (July 1998 est.)

      Population growth rate 1.6% (1998 est.)

      Birth rate 35.84 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

      Death rate 19.82 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

      Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

      Sex ratio
      at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

      Infant mortality rate 66.76 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth
      total population: 41.48 years
      male: 41.73 years
      female: 41.24 years (1998 est.)

      Total fertility rate 4.99 children born/woman (1998 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 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, other Christian denominations 30%), native religions 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.)

      NOTE: The information regarding Namibia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Namibia People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Namibia People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.

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