Omusati Region – Census Indicators, 2001
Population Size
  Total 228 842
  Females 126 368
  Males 102 473
Growth Rate 1.5
In Urban/Rural, percent
  Urban areas 1
  Rural areas 99
Sex ratio
  Males per 100 females 81
Area: In square kilometres 26 573
Population density
  Persons per sq. km 8.6
Age composition, percent
  Under 5 years 13
  5 – 14 years 31
  15 – 59 years 45
  60+ years 9
Marital status: 15 years and above percent
  Never married 60
  Married with certificate 19
  Married traditionally 8
  Married consensually 4
  Divorced/Separated 3
  Widowed 5
Main language spoken at home
Percent of households
  Oshiwambo languages 95
Private households
  Number 38 202
  Average size 5.9
Head of Household, percent
  Females 62
  Males 38
Literacy rate, 15+ years, percent 83
Education, 15+ years, percent
  Never attended 17
  Currently at school 24
  Left school 55
Children 6-15 years attending school percent
  Girls 91
  Boys 88
Labour force, 15+ years, percent
  In labour force 37
    Employed 64
    Unemployed 36
  Outside labour force 59
    Student 32
    Homemaker 49
    Retired, too old, etc. 19
Housing Conditions, percent
Households with
  Safe water 83
  No toilet facility 83
  Electricity for lighting 4
  Access to radio 75
  Wood /Charcoal for cooking 93
Main Source of income, percent
Household main income
  Farming 46
  Wages & Salaries 16
  Cash remittance 6
  Business, non-farming 8
  Pension 22
Fertility
Average number of children per woman 4.9
Mortality
Infant deaths per 1000 live births
  Females 32
  Males 46
Life expectancy at birth, years
  Females 50
  Males 46
Orphanhood, children under 15 years, percent
Orphaned by
   Mother 5
   Father 11
    Both parents 1
Disability, percent
With disability 6
  Of whom
       Deaf 21
       Blind 38
       Speech 12
       Hands 14
       Legs 23
       Mental 5