Kunene Region – Census Indicators, 2001
Population Size
  Total 68 735
  Females 34 237
  Males 34 487
Growth Rate 1.9
In Urban/Rural, percent
  Urban areas 25
  Rural areas 75
Sex ratio: Males per 100 females 101
Area: In square kilometres 115 293
Population density
  Persons per sq. km 0.6
Age composition, percent
  Under 5 years 15
  5 – 14 years 26
  15 – 59 years 48
  60+ years 7
Marital status: 15 years and above percent
  Never married 52
  Married with certificate 12
  Married traditionally 17
  Married consensually 12
  Divorced/Separated 2
  Widowed 4
Main language spoken at home
Percent of households
  Otjiherero languages 42
  Nama/Damara 36
Private households
  Number 12 489
  Average size 5.3
Head of Household, percent
  Females 40
  Males 60
Literacy rate, 15+ years, percent 57
Education, 15+ years, percent
  Never attended 41
  Currently at school 9
  Left school 45
Children 6-15 years attending school percent
  Girls 51
  Boys 49
Labour force, 15+ years, percent
  In labour force 56
    Employed 77
    Unemployed 23
  Outside labour force 37
    Student 19
   Homemaker 56
   Retired, too old, etc. 25
Housing Conditions, percent
Households with
  Safe water 73
  No toilet facility 66
  Electricity for lighting 22
  Access to radio 72
Main Source of income, percent
Household main income
  Farming 35
  Wages & Salaries 37
  Cash remittance 7
  Business, non-farming 7
  Pension 10
  Wood/Charcoal for cooking 81
Fertility
  Average number of children per woman 4.7
Mortality
  Infant deaths per 1000 live births
    Females 49
    Males 61
  Life expectancy at birth, years
    Females 57
    Males 50
Orphanhood, children under 15 years, percent
Orphaned by
   Mother 2
   Father 5
    Both parents 1
Disability, percent
With disability 5
  Of whom
       Deaf 18
       Blind 35
       Speech 16
       Hands 18
       Legs 27
       Mental 5