Erongo Region – Census Indicators, 2001
Population Size
  Total       107 663
  Females   50 040
  Males      57 616
  Growth Rate 1.3
In Urban/Rural, percent
  Urban areas 80
  Rural areas 20
Sex ratio: Males per 100 females   115
Area: In square kilometres 63 579
Population density:
  Persons per sq. km 1.7
Age composition, percent
  Under 5 years      11
  5 – 14 years       18
  15 – 59 years      64
  60+ years           6
Marital status: 15 years and above, percent
  Never married               57
  Married with certificate 24
  Married traditionally      2
  Married consensually      10
  Divorced/Separated         2
  Widowed                          3
Main language spoken at home
Percent of households
  Oshiwambo  37
  Afrikaans 22
  Nama/Damara 21
Private households
Number           27 496
Average size     3.8
Head of Household, percent
Females     35
Males        65
Literacy rate, 15+ years, percent    92
Education, 15+ years, percent
Never attended          8
Currently at school    9
Left school                79
Children 6-15 years attending school, percent
Girls          89
Boys          86
Labour force, 15+ years, percent
In labour force    71
   Employed         66
   Unemployed     34
Outside labour force 24
   Student                     35
   Homemaker              34
   Retired, too old, etc.  31
Housing Conditions, percent
Households with
  Safe water                    96
  No toilet facility           12
  Electricity for lighting   73
  Access to radio              89
  Wood/Charcoal for cooking 20
Main Source of income, percent
Household main income
  Farming                     4
  Wages & Salaries        67
  Cash remittance            8
  Business, non-farming   8
  Pension                          10
Fertility
  Average number of children per woman 3.2
                           
Mortality
Infant deaths per 1000 live births
  Females   43
  Males       40
Life expectancy at birth, years
  Females    59
  Males        54
Orphanhood, children under 15 years, percent
Orphaned by
   Mother 3
   Father 5
   Both parents 1
Disability, percent
With disability 4
  Of whom
    Deaf 21
    Blind 41
    Speech 10
    Hands 10
    Legs 22
    Mental 4