Namibia Population: 1 622 328 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 44% (male 362 310; female 354 386) 15-64 years: 52% (male 414 281; female 426 921) 65 years and over: 4% (male 27 001; female 37 429) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.6% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 35.84 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 19.82 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 66.76 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 41.48 years male: 41.73 years female: 41.24 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.99 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Namibian(s) adjective: Namibian Ethnic groups: black 86% white 6.6% mixed 7.4% note: about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups are: Herero 7% Damara 7% Nama 5% Caprivian 4% Bushmen 3% Baster 2% Tswana 0.5% Religions: Christian 80% to 90% (Lutheran 50% at least other Christian denominations 30%) native religions 10% to 20% Languages: English 7% (official) Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population German 32% indigenous languages: Oshivambo Herero Nama Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 38% male: 45% female: 31% (1960 est.)
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