Editing Demographics of Namibia (section)

==Vital statistics==
Registration of vital events in Namibia is not complete. The website [[Our World in Data]] prepared the following estimates based on statistics from the Population Department of the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population & Demography Data Explorer |url=https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/population-and-demography?facet=none&Metric=Population&Sex=Both+sexes&Age+group=Total&Projection+Scenario=None&country=~NAM |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Our World in Data}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|-
!
! style="width:80pt;"|Mid-year population
! style="width:80pt;"|Live births
! style="width:80pt;"|Deaths
! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change
! style="width:80pt;"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|Natural change (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Total fertility rate]] (TFR)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Infant mortality]] (per 1000 live births)
! style="width:80pt;"|[[Life expectancy]] (in years)
|-
|1950
|   515 000
|   22 000
|   12 000
|   10 000
|42.0
|22.5
|19.5
|5.75
|141.7
|41.5
|-
|1951
|  521 000
|  22 000
|  12 000
|  10 000
|42.0
|22.4
|19.6
|5.79
|140.3
|41.8
|-
|1952
|  527 000
|  22 000
|  12 000
|  11 000
|42.0
|22.0
|20.0
|5.83
|137.6
|42.4
|-
|1953
|  534 000
|  22 000
|  12 000
|  11 000
|42.0
|21.6
|20.4
|5.89
|134.7
|43.0
|-
|1954
|  540 000
|  23 000
|  11 000
|  11 000
|41.9
|21.1
|20.8
|5.93
|131.8
|43.7
|-
|1955
|  547 000
|  23 000
|  11 000
|  12 000
|41.7
|20.7
|21.1
|5.97
|128.8
|44.3
|-
|1956
|  555 000
|  23 000
|  11 000
|  12 000
|41.6
|20.2
|21.4
|6.01
|125.7
|44.9
|-
|1957
|  562 000
|  23 000
|  11 000
|  12 000
|41.6
|19.7
|21.8
|6.05
|122.6
|45.6
|-
|1958
|  571 000
|  24 000
|  11 000
|  13 000
|41.6
|19.2
|22.3
|6.10
|119.4
|46.3
|-
|1959
|  580 000
|  24 000
|  11 000
|  13 000
|41.6
|18.8
|22.8
|6.14
|116.1
|46.9
|-
|1960
|  590 000
|  25 000
|  11 000
|  14 000
|41.8
|18.2
|23.5
|6.21
|112.9
|47.7
|-
|1961
|  601 000
|  25 000
|  11 000
|  15 000
|42.0
|17.8
|24.2
|6.27
|109.7
|48.4
|-
|1962
|  614 000
|  26 000
|  11 000
|  15 000
|42.3
|17.3
|25.0
|6.34
|106.6
|49.1
|-
|1963
|  627 000
|  27 000
|  11 000
|  16 000
|42.6
|16.9
|25.7
|6.40
|103.5
|49.7
|-
|1964
|  642 000
|  28 000
|  11 000
|  17 000
|42.8
|16.4
|26.3
|6.43
|100.6
|50.4
|-
|1965
|  658 000
|  28 000
|  11 000
|  18 000
|43.0
|16.0
|26.9
|6.46
|97.8
|51.0
|-
|1966
|  675 000
|  29 000
|  11 000
|  18 000
|43.1
|15.7
|27.4
|6.49
|95.1
|51.4
|-
|1967
|  693 000
|  30 000
|  11 000
|  19 000
|43.3
|15.4
|27.9
|6.51
|92.5
|52.0
|-
|1968
|  712 000
|  31 000
|  11 000
|  20 000
|43.5
|15.0
|28.5
|6.54
|90.1
|52.6
|-
|1969
|  733 000
|  32 000
|  11 000
|  21 000
|43.6
|14.6
|29.0
|6.55
|87.7
|53.1
|-
|1970
|  754 000
|  33 000
|  11 000
|  22 000
|43.7
|14.3
|29.4
|6.55
|85.4
|53.6
|-
|1971
|  777 000
|  34 000
|  11 000
|  23 000
|43.9
|13.9
|30.0
|6.55
|83.1
|54.2
|-
|1972
|  801 000
|  35 000
|  11 000
|  24 000
|43.9
|13.5
|30.4
|6.55
|80.8
|54.8
|-
|1973
|  825 000
|  36 000
|  11 000
|  26 000
|style="color: blue"|44.1
|13.1
|30.9
|style="color: blue"|6.56
|78.6
|55.4
|-
|1974
|  850 000
|  37 000
|  11 000
|  27 000
|44.1
|12.8
|31.3
|6.56
|76.3
|55.9
|-
|1975
|  877 000
|  39 000
|  11 000
|  28 000
|43.9
|12.4
|31.5
|6.54
|74.2
|56.5
|-
|1976
|  902 000
|  39 000
|  11 000
|  28 000
|43.5
|12.0
|31.5
|6.50
|72.2
|57.0
|-
|1977
|  926 000
|  40 000
|  11 000
|  29 000
|42.9
|11.7
|31.3
|6.45
|70.5
|57.6
|-
|1978
|  942 000
|  40 000
|  11 000
|  30 000
|42.3
|11.3
|31.0
|6.38
|69.0
|58.1
|-
|1979
|  957 000
|  39 000
|  11 000
|  29 000
|41.0
|11.1
|29.9
|6.32
|67.6
|58.4
|-
|1980
|  976 000
|  40 000
|  11 000
|  28 000
|40.6
|11.6
|28.9
|6.25
|66.3
|56.8
|-
|1981
|  987 000
|  40 000
|  11 000
|  28 000
|39.7
|11.4
|28.4
|6.16
|64.9
|57.1
|-
|1982
|  1 006 000
|  39 000
|  11 000
|  28 000
|38.6
|11.0
|27.6
|6.08
|63.3
|57.6
|-
|1983
|  1 033 000
|  40 000
|  11 000
|  29 000
|38.5
|10.8
|27.8
|6.00
|61.5
|58.0
|-
|1984
|  1 062 000
|  41 000
|  11 000
|  30 000
|38.5
|10.4
|28.1
|5.93
|59.5
|58.5
|-
|1985
|  1 093 000
|  42 000
|  11 000
|  31 000
|38.5
|10.1
|28.3
|5.85
|57.3
|59.0
|-
|1986
|  1 128 000
|  43 000
|  11 000
|  32 000
|38.5
|9.8
|28.7
|5.77
|55.0
|59.6
|-
|1987
|  1 165 000
|  45 000
|  11 000
|  34 000
|38.7
|9.5
|29.2
|5.67
|52.8
|60.2
|-
|1988
|  1 208 000
|  47 000
|  11 000
|  36 000
|38.9
|9.4
|29.5
|5.58
|51.0
|60.2
|-
|1989
|  1 288 000
|  49 000
|style="color: blue"|  10 000
|  39 000
|39.3
|8.4
|30.9
|5.47
|49.2
|62.6
|-
|1990
|  1 369 000
|  55 000
|  11 000
|  44 000
|40.6
|8.3
|style="color: blue"|32.2
|5.32
|48.0
|62.5
|-
|1991
|  1 416 000
|  57 000
|  12 000
|  45 000
|40.1
|8.4
|31.6
|5.23
|47.0
|62.1
|-
|1992
|  1 462 000
|  57 000
|  13 000
|  45 000
|39.1
|8.6
|30.5
|5.07
|46.4
|61.5
|-
|1993
|  1 510 000
|  57 000
|  13 000
|  44 000
|37.8
|8.8
|29.1
|4.89
|46.1
|60.9
|-
|1994
|  1 558 000
|  57 000
|  14 000
|  42 000
|36.3
|9.1
|27.2
|4.67
|46.4
|59.8
|-
|1995
|  1 605 000
|  55 000
|  15 000
|  40 000
|34.6
|9.5
|25.1
|4.43
|47.2
|58.6
|-
|1996
|  1 650 000
|  54 000
|  17 000
|  38 000
|33.1
|10.2
|22.8
|4.21
|48.1
|56.9
|-
|1997
|  1 693 000
|  55 000
|  18 000
|  37 000
|32.6
|10.8
|21.8
|4.15
|48.9
|55.6
|-
|1998
|  1 736 000
|  56 000
|  20 000
|  36 000
|32.6
|11.6
|21.0
|4.15
|49.5
|54.1
|-
|1999
|  1 778 000
|  57 000
|  22 000
|  36 000
|32.3
|12.1
|20.1
|4.11
|49.8
|53.0
|-
|2000
|  1 819 000
|  57 000
|  23 000
|34 000
|31.4
|12.7
|18.7
|3.98
|49.8
|52.0
|-
|2001
|  1 856 000
|  56 000
|  24 000
|  32 000
|30.4
|13.1
|17.3
|3.83
|49.7
|51.3
|-
|2002
|  1 889 000
|  56 000
|  25 000
|  31 000
|29.7
|13.1
|16.6
|3.72
|49.1
|51.3
|-
|2003
|  1 915 000
|  56 000
|  25 000
|  31 000
|29.2
|13.2
|15.9
|3.62
|49.0
|51.1
|-
|2004
|  1 939 000
|  56 000
|  26 000
|  31 000
|29.0
|13.2
|style="color: red"|15.8
|3.58
|48.9
|51.2
|-
|2005
|  1 963 000
|  57 000
|  25 000
|  32 000
|29.0
|13.0
|16.1
|3.56
|46.8
|51.8
|-
|2006
|  1 987 000
|  58 000
|  25 000
|  33 000
|29.0
|12.5
|16.5
|3.54
|43.9
|52.7
|-
|2007
|  2 011 000
|  59 000
|  24 000
|  35 000
|29.3
|12.0
|17.2
|3.55
|41.2
|53.7
|-
|2008
|  2 039 000
|  61 000
|  24 000
|  37 000
|29.7
|11.6
|18.1
|3.59
|38.1
|54.7
|-
|2009
|  2 068 000
|  62 000
|  23 000
|  39 000
|30.1
|11.2
|18.9
|3.61
|36.2
|55.5
|-
|2010
|  2 099 000
|  64 000
|  23 000
|  41 000
|30.4
|11.1
|19.4
|3.63
|34.3
|56.0
|-
|2011
|  2 132 000
|  66 000
|  23 000
|  43 000
|30.8
|10.9
|19.9
|3.66
|34.6
|56.6
|-
|2012
|  2 167 000
|  67 000
|  23 000
|  45 000
|31.1
|10.4
|20.7
|3.68
|35.0
|57.6
|-
|2013
|  2 205 000
|  68 000
|  22 000
|  46 000
|30.9
|9.9
|21.0
|3.65
|34.2
|58.7
|-
|2014
|  2 243 000
|  69 000
|  21 000
|  48 000
|30.7
|9.4
|21.3
|3.64
|33.5
|59.8
|-
|2015
|  2 283 000
| 70 000
|  21 000
|  49 000
|30.4
|9.1
|21.3
|3.60
|33.4
|60.7
|-
|2016
|  2 323 000
|  70 000
|  20 000
|  50 000
|30.1
|8.7
|21.4
|3.57
|32.5
|61.7
|-
|2017
|  2 365 000
|  70 000
|  20 000
|  50 000
|29.5
|8.5
|21.0
|3.51
|31.6
|62.3
|-
|2018
|  2 406 000
|  70 000
|  20 000
|  50 000
|29.0
|8.4
|20.6
|3.46
|31.0
|62.6
|-
|2019
|  2 447 000
|  70 000
|  20 000
|  49 000
|28.4
| 8.2
|20.2
|3.40
|29.8
|63.1
|-
|2020
|  2 688 000
|  76 000
|  21 000
|  55 000
|27.7
|7.5
|20.2
|3.35
|29.5
|64.1
|-
|2021
|  2 770 000
|  76 000
|style="color: red"|  26 000
|  50 000
| 27.0
|9.2
|17.8
| 3.30
|28.7
|60.9
|-
|-
|2022
|  2 851 000
|  76 000
|  22 000
|  55 000
|27.9
|7.5
|18.9
|3.25
|28.7
|64.2
|-
|2023
|  2 928 000
|  77 000
|  18 000
|  58 000
|25.9
|6.2
|19.7
|3.21
|27.2
|67.4
|}
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72.2,70.5,69.0,67.6,66.3,64.9,63.3,61.5,59.5,57.3,55.0,52.8,51.0,49.2,48.0,47.0,46.4,46.1,46.4,47.2,48.1,48.9,49.5,49.8,49.8,49.7,49.1,49.0,48.9,46.8,43.9,41.2,38.1,36.2,34.3,34.6,35.0,34.2,33.5,33.4,32.5,31.6,31.0,29.8,28.7,27.7

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6.16,6.08,6.00,5.93,5.85,5.77,5.67,5.58,5.47,5.32,5.23,5.07,4.89,4.67,4.43,4.21,4.15,4.15,4.11,3.98,3.83,3.72,3.62,3.58,3.56,3.54,3.55,3.59,3.61,3.63,3.66,3.68,
3.65,3.64,3.60,3.57,3.51,3.46,3.40,3.35,3.30

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===Demographic and Health Surveys===
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (followed by wanted fertility rate in brackets) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=11&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=|title=MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys|website=microdata.worldbank.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=2| Total
! colspan=2| Urban
! colspan=2| Rural
|-
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
|-
| 1992
| style="text-align:right;"| 42
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.4 (4.8)
| style="text-align:right;"| 43
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.0 (3.4)
| style="text-align:right;"| 42
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.3 (5.8)
|-
| 2000
| style="text-align:right;"| 30.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.2 (3.4)
| style="text-align:right;"| 29.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.1 (2.4)
| style="text-align:right;"| 30.8
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.1 (4.2)
|-
| 2006–2007
| style="text-align:right;"| 29.2
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.6 (2.7)
| style="text-align:right;"| 28.8
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.8 (2.2)
| style="text-align:right;"| 29.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.3 (3.3)
|-
| 2013
| style="text-align:right;"| 29.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.6 (2.9)
| style="text-align:right;"| 30.0
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.9 (2.4)
| style="text-align:right;"| 29.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.7 (3.5)
|-
|}

Fertility data as of 2013 (DHS Program):<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR298/FR298.pdf|title=Namibia Demographic and Health Survey 2013|date=2013|website=Namibia Demographic and Health Survey}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:100pt;"| Region
! style="width:100pt;"| Total fertility rate
! style="width:100pt;"| Percentage of women age 15–49 currently pregnant
! style="width:100pt;"| Mean number of children ever born to women age 40–49
|-
|[[Zambezi Region|Zambezi]]|| 4.2 || 4.5 || 4.4
|-
|[[Erongo Region|Erongo]]|| 2.9 || 6.1 || 3.3
|-
|[[Hardap Region|Hardap]]|| 3.7 || 3.8 || 3.4
|-
|[[ǁKaras Region|Karas]]|| 3.4 || 6.4 || 3.4
|-
|[[Kavango Region|Kavango]]|| 4.6 || 6.8 || 5.4
|-
|[[Khomas Region|Khomas]]|| 2.6 || 6.4 || 2.7
|-
|[[Kunene Region|Kunene]]|| 4.5 || 8.5 || 4.6
|-
|[[Ohangwena Region|Ohangwena]]|| 5.3 || 9.8 || 5.2
|-
|[[Omaheke Region|Omaheke]]|| 4.6 || 8.6 || 4.2
|-
|[[Omusati Region|Omusati]]|| 4.2 || 6.3 || 3.6
|-
|[[Oshana Region|Oshana]]|| 2.7 || 6.2 || 3.1
|-
|[[Oshikoto Region|Oshikoto]]|| 4.2 || 5.7 || 4.0
|-
|[[Otjozondjupa Region|Otjozondjupa]]|| 4.1 || 5.4 || 4.0
|}

===Life expectancy at birth===
Life expectancy from 1950 to 2015 (''UN World Population Prospects''):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|access-date=2017-07-15}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Period
!Life expectancy in<br />Years
|-
|1950–1955
|41.75 
|-
|1955–1960
|{{increase}} 45.27 
|-
|1960–1965
|{{increase}} 48.43 
|-
|1965–1970
|{{increase}} 51.20 
|-
|1970–1975
|{{increase}} 53.52 
|-
|1975–1980
|{{increase}} 56.63 
|-
|1980–1985
|{{increase}} 58.34 
|-
|1985–1990
|{{increase}} 60.67 
|-
|1990–1995
|{{increase}} 61.52
|-
|1995–2000
|{{decrease}} 58.11 
|-
|2000–2005
|{{decrease}} 53.83 
|-
|2005–2010
|{{increase}} 54.98 
|-
|2010–2015
|{{increase}} 61.75 
|}