UNFPA Namibia

A politically stable upper middle-income country, Namibia faces continuing challenges. HIV and sexually transmitted infections rates are high, and maternal mortality and the unmet need for family planning have risen. Since 1972, UNFPA supports strengthening sexual and reproductive health services, promoting gender equality and bolstering national capacities to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. Programmes help expand high-quality, emergency obstetric and newborn care and family planning services. UNFPA also encourages young people to advocate for sexual and reproductive care and forge links to HIV services. It also helps to produce high-quality demographic data.

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سكان

Population, by age group, per cent
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    Population aged 0-14
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    Population aged 15-64
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    Population aged 65+

Sexual and reproductive health

Births attended by skilled health personnel, per cent, 2014-2019
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    Births attended by skilled health personnel

Family Planning

Proportion of demand satisfied with modern methods, women aged 15-49, per cent, 2022
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    Modern method  

Education

Total net enrolment rate, percent

Gender, Rights, and Human Capital

Decision making on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, percent, 2007-2022:
71
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 girls aged 15-19, 2024:
64
Intimate partner violence, past 12 months, percent, 2018:
16
Decision making on women's own health care, percent, 2007-2022:
91
Decision making on contraceptive use, percent, 2007-2022:
83
Decision making on sexual intercourse, percent, 2007-2022:
93

Harmful Practices

Child marriage by age 18, percent, 2023:
7
Female genital mutilation prevalence among girls aged 15-19, percent, 2022:
-
Demographic Dividend: Namibia View more

Population Pyramid

Year: 1950
1000 men aged 100+ in 19610 women aged 100+ in 19610 men aged 95-99 in 19610 women aged 95-99 in 1961900 men aged 90-94 in 19610 women aged 90-94 in 19610 men aged 85-89 in 19610 women aged 85-89 in 1961800 men aged 80-84 in 19610 women aged 80-84 in 196121 men aged 75-79 in 196117 women aged 75-79 in 19617040 men aged 70-74 in 196135 women aged 70-74 in 196166 men aged 65-69 in 196157 women aged 65-69 in 19616093 men aged 60-64 in 196181 women aged 60-64 in 1961122 men aged 55-59 in 1961110 women aged 55-59 in 196150149 men aged 50-54 in 1961135 women aged 50-54 in 1961186 men aged 45-49 in 1961165 women aged 45-49 in 196140226 men aged 40-44 in 1961197 women aged 40-44 in 1961271 men aged 35-39 in 1961235 women aged 35-39 in 196130323 men aged 30-34 in 1961280 women aged 30-34 in 1961365 men aged 25-29 in 1961331 women aged 25-29 in 196120422 men aged 20-24 in 1961388 women aged 20-24 in 1961482 men aged 15-19 in 1961459 women aged 15-19 in 196110531 men aged 10-14 in 1961549 women aged 10-14 in 1961617 men aged 5-9 in 1961593 women aged 5-9 in 19610808 men aged 0-4 in 1961793 women aged 0-4 in 1961age5001.0K1.5K2.0K2.5K5001.0K1.5K2.0K2.5K
females
males
Population in thousands

العمر المتوقع عند الولادة

Life expectancy is 66
020406080100

Total fertility rate

Total fertility rate is 7.45
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Year : 1961 Note: Years 2017 to 2100 are projected data.
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Source: United Nations, Population Division, World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision

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