Namibia : People and Cities

I. The demography of Namibia
II. Population by Region
III. Ranking of the largest cities
IV. The peoples of Namibia
V. Breakdown of religions in Namibia
VI. Language distribution in Namibia

I. Demography in Namibia.

Namibia is one of the three countries with the lowest density in the world. This desert country, had only 450,000 inhabitants in 1958 and has over a million capita than 80 years to reach 2 million in the mid 2000s. In July 2003, the census population was 1,927,447 inhabitants (including 38% aged under 15 years and 4% over 65 years). Blacks make up 84.5% of the population against 7% white, 6.5% mixed, and 2% Chinese. The Namibian population is unevenly distributed on the territory (see map above cons). The bulk of the population lives in the north and Windhoek. demographic curve in Namibia

population density in Namibia

II. Population by regions.

Regions Caprivi Erongo Hardap Karas Kavango Khomas Kunene Ohangwena Omaheke Omusati Oshana Oshikoto Otjozondjupa

Inhabitants 79 826 107 663 68 240 69 329 202 694 250 262 68 735 228 384 68 039 228 842 161 918 161 007 135 384

Map regions Namibia

III. Ranking of the largest cities

Windhoek : 300 000 inhabitants Rundu : 80 000 inhabitants Walvis Bay : 52 000 inhabitants Oshakati : 30 500 inhabitants Swakopmund : 27 100 inhabitants Grootfontein : 25 000 inhabitants Katima Mulilo : 24 500 inhabitants Keetmanshoop: 22 000 inhabitants Rehoboth : 21 378 inhabitants Otjiwarongo : 19 600 habitant Gobabis : 16 000 inhabitants Tsumeb : 15 000 inhabitants Okahandja : 14 000 inhabitants Luderitz: 12 900 inhabitants Ondangwa : 11 000 inhabitants Mariental : 10 000 inhabitants Khorixas : 6 000 inhabitants Oranjemund : 10 300 inhabitants Bethanien : 9 300 inhabitants Ongwediva :8 600 inhabitants Arandis : 7 6000 inhabitants Omaruru : 6 700 inhabitants Karasburg :6 500 inhabitants Outjo :6 000 inhabitants

Opuwo : 6 000 inhabitants Kamanjab : 6 000 inhabitants Okakarara : 5 200 inhabitants Omaruru : 4 800 inhabitants Otavi : 4 000 inhabitants Kongola : 4 000 inhabitants Otjimbingwe : 3 900 inhabitants Karibib : 3 800 inhabitants Uis : 3 600 inhabitants Aranos : 3 430 inhabitants Eenhana : 3 500 inhabitants Henties Bay : 3 300 inhabitants Ongandjera : 3 100 inhabitants Usakos : 3000 inhabitants Oshikango : 2 800 inhabitants Outapi : 2 600 habitant Warmbad : 2 500 inhabitants Maltahohe : 2 400 inhabitants Okombahe : 2 200 inhabitants Bagani : 2 000 inhabitants Aus : 300 inhabitants Khowarib : - inhabitants Purros : - inhabitants Ruacana : - inhabitants

III. The peoples of Namibia

The Ovambo people It is the largest ethnic group, they are more than 700 000 (49.8%). They live mostly in the north, there are 12 different tribes ...	people Kavangos They are 120 000 (9.3%), divided into five tribes. They live in the north-east ...	The Herero people They are 100 000 (7.5%), they come from the Great Rift. Their population was decimated to 75 %,...	Damara people They are 100 000 (7.5%), they are among the earliest inhabitants of Namibia they help the Germans against the Herero and Nama ...
The Nama people They are 60,000 (4.8%), they are divided between Mariental and Keetmanshop ...	people Caprivians Approximately 80,000 (3.7%), they live in the Caprivi Strip, and have five groups ( Masubia, Mafwe, Mbukushu, Mayet, Matotela).	people Bushmen (San) About 27 000 (3%) were the first inhabitants of Namibia their land to the east in the Kalahari Desert ...	The Himba people Approximately 13,000 (0.5%), they are in the Kaokoland is the "red people" ...

V. Breakdown of religions in Namibia.

VI. Distribution of languages in Namibia.