Hardap Region – Census Indicators, 2001

Population Size
  Total 68 249
  Females                                          33 665
  Males                                            34 579
Growth Rate 0.3
In Urban/Rural, percent
  Urban areas 46
  Rural areas 54
Sex ratio: Males per 100 females 103
Area: In square kilometres 109 651
Population density
  Persons per sq. km 0.6
Age composition, percent
  Under 5 years                                   13
  5 – 14 years 23
  15 – 59 years 55
  60+ years 8
Marital status: 15 years and above, percent
  Never married 54
  Married with certificate                      30
  Married traditionally 1
  Married consensually 9
  Divorced/Separated 2
  Widowed 4
Main language spoken at home
  Percent of households
  Afrikaans 44
  Nama/Damara 44
Private households
  Number 15 039
  Average size                                  4.4
Head of Household, percent
Females 34
Males 66
Literacy rate, 15+ years, percent          83
Education, 15+ years, percent                           
  Never attended 13
  Currently at school 9
  Left school 73
Children 6-15 years attending school, percent
  Girls                                                      84
  Boys 83
Labour force, 15+ years, percent  
In labour force 64
   Employed 66
   Unemployed 34
Outside labour force 29
   Student 29
   Homemaker 37
   Retired, too old, etc. 33
Housing Conditions, percent
Households with
  Safe water 95
  No toilet facility 34
  Electricity for lighting 51
  Access to radio 77
  Wood/Charcoal for cooking 20
Main Source of income, percent
Household main income
  Farming                                         9
  Wages & Salaries 61
  Cash remittance 7
  Business, non-farming 5
  Pension 15
Fertility
  Average number of children per woman 3.6
Mortality
Infant deaths per 1000 live births
  Females                              62
  Males                                  64
Life expectancy at birth, years
  Females                        53
  Males                           51
Orphanhood, children under 15 years, percent
Orphaned by
  Mother 4
  Father 6
  Both parents 1
Disability, percent
With disability             6
  Of whom
     Deaf 19
     Blind 47
     Speech 7
     Hands 10
     Legs 28
     Mental 6