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2011 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS Kunene Regional tables based on 4th Delimitation Basic tables with estimated figures Foreword Foreword The first Population and Housing Census in an independent Namibia was conducted in 1991. Since then, a Census has been undertaken every ten years, and the 2011 Population and Housing Census marks Namibia’s third census since independence in 1990. The Census is demonstrative of the Namibia Statistics Agency’s (NSA) commitment to providing relevant and quality statistics to support decision making, policy formulation and monitoring of development programmes. The regional tables present the results of the 2011 Namibia Population and Housing Census for the Kunene Region. The regional tables compliment the regional profiles report to accommodate the changes introduced by the 4th Delimitation Commission. The information provided include total population, fertility, mortality, education, labour force and households condition/characteristics for the region and constituencies. Indicators not provided herein, can be provide to users upon request. We are hopeful that the users will find its contents useful for their decision making and planning purposes, including business investments. Our commitment is to ensure that all statistics required by our users are readily available. DR. JOHN STEYTLER STATISTICIAN GENERAL NAMIBIA STATISTICS AGENCY 2011 Population and Housing Census i Content Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................... i Contents ................................................................................................................................................... ii 1. Background .......................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Population Structure ............................................................................................................................ 2 3. Population Characteristics ................................................................................................................... 5 4. Population Trends ................................................................................................................................ 7 5. Socio-Economic Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 15 6. Household Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 38 7. Housing Characteristics ...................................................................................................................... 42 2011 Population and Housing Census ii Chapter 1: Background 1.1 Background Kunene (also known as Kaokoland) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia that was affected by the 4th Delimitation Commission and announced in the Government Gazette of August 2013, its capital is Opuwo. The region’s name is derived from Kunene River which forms the region’s northern border with Angola. The Namibia Statistics Agency saw the need of producing additional tables to accommodate the changes introduced by the 4th Delimitation Commission. The information provided include total population, fertility, mortality, education, labour force and households condition/characteristics for the region. Kunene region comprises of six (7) constituencies, namely: Epupa, Kamanjab, Khorixas, Opuwo Rural, Opuwo Urban, Outjo and Sesfontein. 2011 Population and Housing Census 1 Chapter 2: Population Structure 2.1 Total population by sex and single years, Kunene Age Total Female Male Age Total Female Male 0 2 972 1 544 1 428 49 671 334 337 1 2 711 1 325 1 386 50 568 313 255 2 2 867 1 423 1 444 51 575 296 279 3 2 843 1 412 1 431 52 515 257 258 4 2 966 1 482 1 484 53 471 265 206 5 2 737 1 318 1 419 54 505 267 238 6 2 512 1 278 1 234 55 427 220 207 7 2 140 1 080 1 060 56 421 212 209 8 2 309 1 152 1 157 57 369 192 177 9 2 216 1 077 1 139 58 374 201 173 10 2 146 1 139 1 007 59 468 209 259 11 2 369 1 171 1 198 60 462 229 233 12 1 855 898 957 61 409 189 220 13 1 900 958 942 62 347 176 171 14 1 717 843 874 63 311 160 151 15 1 913 954 959 64 318 169 149 16 1 716 840 876 65 388 223 165 17 1 511 709 802 66 261 148 113 18 1 837 903 934 67 292 157 135 19 1 743 828 915 68 203 108 95 20 1 748 859 889 69 240 125 115 21 1 786 850 936 70 235 127 108 22 1 419 742 677 71 236 123 113 23 1 364 679 685 72 176 82 94 24 1 241 619 622 73 150 78 72 25 1 407 719 688 74 144 65 79 26 1 293 626 667 75 175 77 98 27 1 260 608 652 76 135 70 65 28 1 214 600 614 77 149 81 68 29 1 243 622 621 78 113 60 53 30 1 336 672 664 79 108 52 56 31 1 129 547 582 80 127 69 58 32 1 182 593 589 81 138 77 61 33 935 448 487 82 84 57 27 34 1 056 534 522 83 83 56 27 35 1 103 553 550 84 69 44 25 36 976 439 537 85 76 29 47 37 828 383 445 86 71 47 24 38 873 428 445 87 47 22 25 39 972 430 542 88 43 25 18 40 847 423 424 89 45 21 24 41 803 361 442 90 46 22 24 42 780 404 376 91 79 42 37 43 674 359 315 92 28 13 15 44 588 295 293 93 39 24 15 45 721 342 379 94 23 7 16 46 510 252 258 95+ 160 101 59 47 551 289 262 Total 86 856 43 253 43 603 48 663 322 341 2011 Population and Housing Census 2 Chapter 2: Population Structure Table 2.2 Population distribution by Table 2.4 Population distribution by age group and sex, Kunene age group and sex, Kamanjab Age Population Population Age group group Total Female Male Total Female Male Total 86 856 43 253 43 603 Total 8 441 3 854 4 587 0 - 4 14 359 7 186 7 173 0 - 4 1 173 568 605 5 - 9 11 914 5 905 6 009 5 - 9 909 439 470 10 - 14 9 987 5 009 4 978 10 - 14 723 359 364 15 - 19 8 720 4 234 4 486 15 - 19 626 316 310 20 - 24 7 558 3 749 3 809 20 - 24 760 373 387 25 - 29 6 417 3 175 3 242 25 - 29 777 334 443 30 - 34 5 638 2 794 2 844 30 - 34 721 285 436 35 - 39 4 752 2 233 2 519 35 - 39 641 242 399 40 - 44 3 692 1 842 1 850 40 - 44 525 230 295 45 - 49 3 116 1 539 1 577 45 - 49 414 174 240 50 - 54 2 634 1 398 1 236 50 - 54 352 163 189 55 - 59 2 059 1 034 1 025 55 - 59 268 117 151 60 - 64 1 847 923 924 60 - 64 219 104 115 65 - 69 1 384 761 623 65 - 69 140 61 79 70 - 74 941 475 466 70 - 74 82 32 50 75 - 79 680 340 340 75 - 79 55 27 28 80 - 84 501 303 198 80 - 84 22 11 11 85 - 89 282 144 138 85 - 89 13 8 5 90 - 94 215 108 107 90 - 94 13 8 5 95+ 160 101 59 95+ 8 3 5 Table 2.3 Population distribution by Table 2.5 Population distribution by age group and sex, Epupa age group and sex, Khorixas Age Population Population Age group group Total Female Male Total Female Male Total 17 696 9 318 8 378 Total 12 566 6 155 6 411 0 - 4 3 935 2 001 1 934 0 - 4 1 697 852 845 5 - 9 3 069 1 574 1 495 5 - 9 1 534 716 818 10 - 14 2 346 1 196 1 150 10 - 14 1 329 648 681 15 - 19 1 707 879 828 15 - 19 1 181 537 644 20 - 24 1 267 696 571 20 - 24 1 039 487 552 25 - 29 1 041 592 449 25 - 29 843 406 437 30 - 34 794 461 333 30 - 34 820 385 435 35 - 39 715 389 326 35 - 39 781 370 411 40 - 44 505 279 226 40 - 44 663 327 336 45 - 49 411 208 203 45 - 49 585 294 291 50 - 54 349 189 160 50 - 54 535 285 250 55 - 59 302 164 138 55 - 59 478 259 219 60 - 64 304 168 136 60 - 64 364 185 179 65 - 69 331 194 137 65 - 69 266 151 115 70 - 74 186 104 82 70 - 74 188 102 86 75 - 79 143 70 73 75 - 79 117 61 56 80 - 84 124 69 55 80 - 84 69 42 27 85 - 89 61 28 33 85 - 89 39 25 14 90 - 94 40 18 22 90 - 94 23 10 13 95+ 66 39 27 95+ 15 13 2 2011 Population and Housing Census 3 Chapter 2: Population Structure Table 2.6 Population distribution by Table 2.8 Population distribution by age group and sex, Opuwo Rural age group and sex, Outjo Population Population Age group Age group Total Female Male Total Female Male Total 14 362 7 273 7 089 Total 12 447 5 988 6 459 0 - 4 2 752 1 441 1 311 0 - 4 1 608 784 824 5 - 9 2 432 1 181 1 251 5 - 9 1 347 661 686 10 - 14 2 038 991 1 047 10 - 14 1 197 607 590 15 - 19 1 723 801 922 15 - 19 1 174 588 586 20 - 24 1 096 530 566 20 - 24 1 227 539 688 25 - 29 853 433 420 25 - 29 1 101 529 572 30 - 34 690 384 306 30 - 34 1 015 463 552 35 - 39 499 255 244 35 - 39 870 386 484 40 - 44 377 216 161 40 - 44 721 345 376 45 - 49 344 185 159 45 - 49 582 278 304 50 - 54 295 172 123 50 - 54 494 265 229 55 - 59 255 141 114 55 - 59 354 155 199 60 - 64 248 113 135 60 - 64 279 140 139 65 - 69 198 124 74 65 - 69 163 81 82 70 - 74 152 74 78 70 - 74 128 65 63 75 - 79 122 63 59 75 - 79 88 51 37 80 - 84 129 81 48 80 - 84 43 23 20 85 - 89 63 28 35 85 - 89 29 17 12 90 - 94 60 35 25 90 - 94 18 7 11 95+ 36 25 11 95+ 9 4 5 Table 2.7 Population distribution by Table 2.9 Population distribution by age group and sex, Opuwo Urban age group and sex, Sesfontein Population Population Age group Age group Total Female Male Total Female Male Total 12 910 6 623 6 287 Total 8 434 4 042 4 392 0 - 4 1 854 899 955 0 - 4 1 340 641 699 5 - 9 1 459 757 702 5 - 9 1 164 577 587 10 - 14 1 301 706 595 10 - 14 1 053 502 551 15 - 19 1 434 751 683 15 - 19 875 362 513 20 - 24 1 490 791 699 20 - 24 679 333 346 25 - 29 1 209 611 598 25 - 29 593 270 323 30 - 34 1 072 558 514 30 - 34 526 258 268 35 - 39 808 386 422 35 - 39 438 205 233 40 - 44 543 267 276 40 - 44 358 178 180 45 - 49 438 238 200 45 - 49 342 162 180 50 - 54 325 168 157 50 - 54 284 156 128 55 - 59 224 111 113 55 - 59 178 87 91 60 - 64 246 125 121 60 - 64 187 88 99 65 - 69 154 74 80 65 - 69 132 76 56 70 - 74 115 53 62 70 - 74 90 45 45 75 - 79 80 36 44 75 - 79 75 32 43 80 - 84 56 41 15 80 - 84 58 36 22 85 - 89 49 21 28 85 - 89 28 17 11 90 - 94 36 19 17 90 - 94
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