Country Profile - Namibia      IFs Version 6.69
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     Forecast Categories for Namibia
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human Needs
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Namibia -
Population - Million People - -
     2013: 2.409
     2030: 3.132
     2060: 3.979
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2013: 1.811
     2030: 1.206
     2060: 0.471
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 25.48
     2030: 18.48
     2060: 12.77
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 7.806
     2030: 6.780
     2060: 8.413
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Infants - -
     2013: 30.49
     2030: 15.81
     2060: 7.386
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2013: 63.83
     2030: 70.46
     2060: 77.37
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2013: 63.09
     2030: 68.73
     2060: 74.89
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2013: 64.56
     2030: 72.22
     2060: 79.89
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2013: 3.075
     2030: 2.235
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2013: 8.682
     2030: 6.949
     2060: 2.275
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2013: 0.348
     2030: 0.351
     2060: 0.308
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2013: 0.843
     2030: 0.889
     2060: 0.778
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2013: 1.473
     2030: 2.051
     2060: 2.613
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2013: 0.094
     2030: 0.192
     2060: 0.587
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2013: 0.959
     2030: 1.604
     2060: 2.746
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2013: 0.344
     2030: 0.378
     2060: 0.382
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2013: 47.52
     2030: 49.51
     2060: 49.97

Health Forecast for Namibia -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2013: 4.635
     2030: 6.678
     2060: 11.22
Smoking Rate - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2013: 20.20
     2030: 21.01
     2060: 22.23
Malnourished children as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2013: 16.22
     2030: 8.499
     2060: 3.919
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 16.00
     2030: 6.761
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 31.72
     2030: 18.51
     2060: 3.792

Education Forecast for Namibia -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2013: 115.7
     2030: 103.1
     2060: 100.1
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2013: 91.47
     2030: 99.92
     2060: 99.88
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 89.16
     2030: 108.1
     2060: 106.8
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 34.62
     2030: 47.00
     2060: 75.63
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 9.706
     2030: 20.03
     2060: 35.11
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2013: 7.721
     2030: 9.590
     2060: 12.34
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2013: 90.38
     2030: 98.00
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Needs Forecast for Namibia
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 1.007
     2030: 0.806
     2060: 0.393
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 1.262
     2030: 1.097
     2060: 0.611
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 0.748
     2030: 0.842
     2060: 0.923
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 16.08
     2030: 8.576
     2060: 4.275
Calories per capita available - Available per Person per Day - -
     2013: 2,206
     2030: 2,537
     2060: 3,030
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2013: 0.479
     2030: 0.498
     2060: 0.301
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2013: 1.171
     2030: 1.175
     2060: 1.064

Economy Forecast for Namibia
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 15.20
     2030: 35.51
     2060: 85.67
Gross domestic product - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 10.10
     2030: 28.52
     2060: 81.39
GDP per capita at PPP - Thousand 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 6.307
     2030: 11.34
     2060: 21.53
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2013: 0.700
     2030: 0.700
     2060: 0.700
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2013: 44.39
     2030: 53.87
     2060: 41.93
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2013: 9.522
     2030: 22.00
     2060: 41.75

Energy Forecast for Namibia
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.000
     2060: 0.000

Environment Forecast for Namibia
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2013: 0.001
     2030: 0.002
     2060: 0.004

International Politics Forecast for Namibia
Power index (percent of global total) - Index - -
     2013: 0.024
     2030: 0.037
     2060: 0.043

Domestic Government Forecast for Namibia
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2013: 12.13
     2030: 13.51
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2013: 16.10
     2030: 17.85
     2060: 20.00
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2013: 4.436
     2030: 5.188
     2060: 6.629
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2013: 2.635
     2030: 3.070
     2060: 3.570
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2013: 6.861
     2030: 7.211
     2060: 7.597