Population
Namibia

Herero woman cooking millies "One Namibia - one Nation" is the Namibian government's motto since Independence was granted. And indeed, today there is a great feeling of solidarity amongst the Namibian people despite the variety of ethnic groups and the fact that Namibia is a multicultural nation. Each of the eleven national groups has its own history, language and culture and, as a result of the South African Apartheid policy, its own homeland, although that has now been abolished. People, particularly in rural areas, still follow a traditional lifestyle with tribal and family communities.

In total, Namibia only has about 1,8 million inhabitants. More than half of them, the Ovambos, Kavangos and Caprivians, live in the rural regions of the north.

In central Namibia live about 30% of the Namibians, mainly Herero and Damara and the majority of the white population, most of them in Windhoek and in the towns of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.

The least populated part is the dry south, where only 7% of the population live, mainly Nama and farmers of Afrikaans or German origin. Most of them live in the towns of Keetmanshoop and Luederitz.

Like South Africa and other African countries, Namibia has a high birthrate. And here the main problems are poverty, lack of education and HIV/Aids.

On the blue INFO page you find informations on the different population groups in Namibia.

Top left: On the countryside, people live in the African tradition.
Bottom left: Primary school in Okakarara. The schools suffer from a lack of funds.
Right: Herero cattle.

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Population Namibia

Population
Namibia