Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa
UPPER MIDDLE INCOME
Population (millions, 2009) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2000–09) Population density (people per km2, 2008) Labor force (millions, 2008) Unemployment rate (% of labor force, 2008) Urban population (% of pop., 2009) Surface area (1,000 km2, 2008) GNI (US$ billions, 2009) GNI per capita, Atlas method (US$, 2009) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2005–09) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop., 2005) Age dependency ratio (2009)
2.2 2.0 2.6 0.7 — 37.4 824.3 9.3 4,290 3.8 43.8 68.0
Migration EMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■
Stock of emigrants: 16.5 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population: 0.7% Top destination countries: Mozambique, Tanzania, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, Zambia, the Netherlands
SKILLED EMIGRATION, 2000 ■ ■
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Emigration rate of tertiary-educated population: 3.5% Emigration of physicians: 382 or 45.0% of physicians born in the country (Source: Clemens and Pettersson 2006) Emigration of nurses: 152 or 5.4% of nurses born in the country
IMMIGRATION, 2010 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Stock of immigrants: 138.9 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population: 6.3% Females as percentage of immigrants: 47.6% Refugees as percentage of immigrants: 4.3% Top source countries: Angola, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana
Remittances 2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010e
Inward remittance flowsa of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
12
15
18
17
16
14
14
14
5 7 0
6 9 1
7 11 1
7 10 0
6 9 0
5 8 0
— — —
— — —
Outward remittance flows of which Workers’ remittances Compensation of employees Migrants’ transfers
15
18
19
20
16
43
16
—
4 11 0
4 13 0
4 14 1
4 16 1
4 12 0
3 39 0
— — —
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US$ millions
a. For comparison: net FDI inflows US$0.5 bn, net ODA received US$0.2 bn, total international reserves US$1.3 bn, exports of goods and services US$3.7 bn in 2008.
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