International statistics Basic indicators: Namibia

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022823,290
GDP, current prices bn US$202413.4
GDP per capita, current prices US$20244,472
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20243.7
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20244.2
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20237.7
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202330.0
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202353.4
Population 1,00020232,963.1
Population, female % of total202351.2
Population density inhab. per km220224
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202337.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20233.6
Fertility rate, total births per woman20233.21
Life expectancy at birth - men years202363.3
Life expectancy at birth - women years202371.3
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20225
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants200927
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202338
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202231
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201922
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20222,350
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20229.4
Labour force participation rate %202459.2
Labour force 1,00020241,131
Self-employed persons %202339.1
Unemployment rate %202419.1
Youth unemployment rate %202437.3
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201867.7
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20234,280
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202328.02
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202317.26
Agricultural land % of land area202247.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20221.0
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20220.0
Forest area % of land area20227.9
Import of goods, total bn US$20237.2
Export of goods, total bn US$20235.5
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2023156.0
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202335.1
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202343.4
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201935
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.76
Rail route length km19952,382
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022692
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20231.53
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.202323
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20220.6
Researchers per million inhabitants2022225
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20232.7
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202387.7
Internet users per 100 inhab.202364.4
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20233.5
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202358.5

As at 22 May 2025

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