Namibia: People

The World Factbook 1993: Namibia People

Population: 1,541,321 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.46% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 43.77 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 9.13 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 63.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 61.2 years male: 58.57 years female: 63.91 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.46 children born/woman (1993 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

Religions: Christian

Languages: English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages

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.)