🇳🇦 Namibia
NA / NAM #34
Nomad Score
50.0
Cities
15
Region
African Union,
Nomad Visa Countries,
Africa,
Africa,
Southern Africa
Currency
NAD
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
2.5M
Density
3.1/km²
HDI
0.665
(Medium)
Gini Index (2015)
59.1
Life Expectancy (2023)
67.4 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.21
Urban Population (2024)
50.4%
Literacy Rate (2023)
87.6%
Gender Wage Gap (2018)
0.2%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Afrikaans |
| German | - |
| English | English |
| Herero | - |
| Khoekhoe | - |
| Kwangali | - |
| Lozi | - |
| Ndonga | - |
| Tswana | - |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 87.9% |
| Other | 10.5% |
| No religion | 1.6% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indigenous african | 93.2% |
| Coloured | 3.6% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
Demonym (male)
Namibian
Demonym (female)
Namibian
National Anthem
Namibia, Land of the Brave
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 37.0% | |
| 15-64 Working | 59.4% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 3.7% |
Dependency Ratio
68.5%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
50.4%
Birth Rate (2023)
25.9 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
6.2 /1000
Fertility Rate (2023)
3.21
Infant Mortality (2023)
38.4 /1000
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
67.4 yrs
HALE (2021)
52.8 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
9.5% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
38.4/1000
UHC Index (2021)
63/100
Hospital Beds (2009)
2.7/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.55/1000
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2023)
87.6%
Education Spending (2024)
9.1% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
407
Internet Users (2023)
64.4%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
87.7/100
Broadband (2023)
3.5/100
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2023)
3.5
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
825,615 km²
Capital
Windhoek
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Southern Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Left
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Calling Codes
+264
TLD
.na
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇦🇴 Angola,
🇧🇼 Botswana,
🇿🇦 South Africa,
🇿🇲 Zambia
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Namibia features a white-edged red diagonal band that extends from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner of the field. Above and beneath this band are a blue and green triangle respectively. A gold sun with twelve triangular rays is situated on the hoist side of the upper triangle.
National Anthem
Namibia, Land of the Brave
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