Census in Namibia
A census in Namibia takes place in the South African state every ten years in accordance with international recommendations. These are carried out by the "Central Bureau of Statistics" in 1991, 2001 and 2011 by government order. The basis of a census is set out in Section 3 (2) of the Statistics Act (Act No. 66 of 1976). For the first time, the data will be evaluated in 2011 by the newly created Namibia Statistics Agency , which operates on the basis of the Statistics Act, 2011 (Act No 9 of 2011) and which will take over all the tasks of the CBS in 2012.
Since Namibia's independence in 1990, three censuses have been carried out (1991, 2001 and 2011). The preliminary results of the September 2011 census were published in April 2012. The full results were announced in late March 2013.
An interim report was prepared for the first time in 2016. In the future, this should always be carried out five years after a census.
Results
| region | Population (1991) | Change 1991–2001 | Population (2001) | Change 2001–2011 | Population (2011) | Population (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erongo | 55,470 | 94.09% | 107,663 | 40.10% | 150,809 | 182.402 |
| Hardap | 66,495 | 2.60% | 68,249 | 16.50% | 79.507 | 87,186 |
| ǁKaras | 61,162 | 13.40% | 69,329 | 11.70% | 77,421 | 85,759 |
|
Kavango Kavango-East Kavango-West |
116,830 |
73.49% |
202.694 |
10.19% |
223.352 |
148,466 89,131 |
| Khomas | 167.071 | 49.79% | 250.262 | 36.71% | 342.141 | 415.780 |
| Kunene | 64.017 | 7.37% | 68,735 | 26.36% | 86,856 | 97,865 |
| Ohangwena | 179,634 | 27.14% | 228.384 | 7.47% | 245,446 | 255.510 |
| Grandmaheke | 52,735 | 29.02% | 68,039 | 4.69% | 71,233 | 74,629 |
| Omusati | 189,919 | 20.49% | 228,842 | 6.26% | 243.166 | 249,885 |
| Oshana | 134,884 | 20.0% | 161,916 | 10.92% | 176,674 | 189,237 |
| Oshikoto | 128,745 | 25.06% | 161.007 | 13.02% | 181.973 | 195.165 |
| Otjozondjupa | 102,536 | 32.04% | 135.384 | 6.29% | 143.903 | 154,342 |
| Zambezi | 90,442 | −11.70% | 79,826 | 11.30% | 90,596 | 98,849 |
| TOTAL | 1,409,920 | 29.82% | 1,830,330 | 15.44% | 2,113,007 | 2,324,388 |
Historical results
- 1921: 223.665
- 1936: 320.457
- 1946: 350.037-360.040
- 1951: 414.601
- 1960: 526.004
Other results
| object | Value (1991) | Change 1991–2001 | Value (2001) | Change 2001–2011 | Value (2011) | Change 2011–2016 | Value (2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| households | 346,455 | 34.17% | 464.839 | 589,787 | |||
| Land / city distribution | Country: (67%) City: (33%) |
Country: 1,204,414 (57%) City: 908,593 (43%) |
Country: 1,211,520 (52%) Urban: 1,209,643 (48%) |
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| surface | 823,144 km² | 972 km² | 824,116 km² | 824,116 km² |
Web links
- National Statistics Agency (English)
- National Planning Commission (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census Projected Population ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on April 27, 2015
- ↑ It's Official! Namibia has 2.1 million people. New Era, April 12, 2012 ( April 15, 2012 memento from the Internet Archive ). Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ a b c Namibia Inter-censal Demographic Survey 2016 Report. Namibia Statistics Agency, November 21, 2017.
- ↑ Census 2001 vs. 1991, NPC ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Census 2001, NPC ( Memento from October 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b NAMIBIA 2011 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS Main Report. ( Memento of October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Namibia Statistics Agency , April 2012, p. 26 (PDF; 20.4 MB) accessed on October 16, 2013
- ↑ Veijo Notkola, Harri Siiskonen: Population Development in Namibia , In: Fertility, Mortality and Migration in Subsaharan Africa, pp 17-25. ( available online )
- ↑ Census 2001 vs. 1991, NPC ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Census 2001, NPC ( Memento from October 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
