Namibia – Census Indicators, 2001 and 1991
Population Size	2001	1991
Total	1 830 330	1 409 920
Females	942 572	723 593
Males	887 721	686 327
Growth Rate	2.6	3.1
In Urban/Rural, percent
Urban areas	33	28
Rural areas	67	72
Sex ratio: Males per 100 females	94	95
Area: In square kilometres	824 116	823 144
Population density
Persons per sq. km.	2.1	1.7
Age composition, percent
Under 5 years	13	16
5 – 14 years	26	26
15 – 59 years	52	51
60+ years	7	7
Marital status: 15+ years, percent
Never married	56	50
Married with certificate	19	..
Married traditionally	9	..
Married consensually	7	12
Divorced/Separated	3	3
Widowed	4	4
Citizenship, percent
Namibian	97	96
Non-Namibian	3	4
Main language spoken at home,
Percent of households
Oshiwambo	48	51
Nama/Damara	11	13
Afrikaans	11	9
Kavango	10	10
Otjiherero	8	8
Private households
Number	346 455	254 389
Average size	5.1	5.2
Head of Household, percent
Females	45	39
Males	55	61
Literacy rate, 15+ years, percent	81	76
Education, 15+ years, percent
Never attended	15	26
Currently at school	34	19
Left school	45	55
Children 6-15 years attending school, percent
Boys	80	81
Girls	84	85
Labour force, 15+ years, percent
In labour force	54	58
Employed	69	81
Unemployed	31	19
Outside labour force	39	42
Student	35	45
Homemaker	43	33
Retired, too old, etc.	22	22
Housing Conditions, percent
Households with
Safe water	87	65
No toilet facility	54	61
Electricity for lighting	32	24
Access to radio	80	59
Wood/Charcoal for cooking	62	74
Main Source of income, percent
Household main income
Farming	28	..
Wages & Salaries	41	..
Cash remittance	6	..
Business, non-farming	9	..
Pension	11	..
Fertility
Average number of children
per woman	4.1	6.1
Mortality
Infant deaths per 1000 live births
Females	49	..
Males	55	..
Life expectancy at birth, years
Females	50	63
Males	48	59
Orphanhood, children under 15 years, percent
Orphaned by
Mother	4	..
Father	9	..
Both parents	1	..
Disability, percent
With disability	5	3
Of whom
Deaf	21	12
Blind	35	30
Speech	11	7
Hands	13	..
Legs	24	..
Mental	5	16