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     Forecast Categories for Namibia
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Namibia -
Population - Million People - -
     2023: 2.699
     2030: 3.051
     2060: 4.260
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2023: 1.879
     2030: 1.622
     2060: 0.740
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 26.71
     2030: 23.15
     2060: 14.16
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 6.566
     2030: 5.918
     2060: 6.402
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2023: 26.96
     2030: 21.06
     2060: 6.585
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2023: 67.72
     2030: 70.46
     2060: 79.03
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2023: 62.74
     2030: 65.33
     2060: 73.89
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2023: 72.43
     2030: 75.35
     2060: 83.94
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2023: 3.194
     2030: 2.821
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2023: 7.397
     2030: 6.151
     2060: 1.568
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2023: 0.346
     2030: 0.347
     2060: 0.300
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2023: 0.976
     2030: 1.021
     2060: 0.889
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2023: 1.615
     2030: 1.886
     2060: 2.871
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2023: 0.108
     2030: 0.143
     2060: 0.500
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2023: 1.477
     2030: 1.856
     2060: 3.292
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2023: 0.376
     2030: 0.373
     2060: 0.348
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2023: 48.78
     2030: 48.78
     2060: 48.78

Health Forecast for Namibia -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2023: 4.782
     2030: 5.451
     2060: 10.20
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2023: 24.02
     2030: 23.93
     2060: 26.78
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2023: 11.43
     2030: 8.659
     2060: 2.663
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 11.30
     2030: 10.50
     2060: 4.218
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 17.91
     2030: 13.42
     2060: 1.716

Education Forecast for Namibia -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2023: 111.6
     2030: 107.4
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2023: 92.29
     2030: 95.54
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 108.0
     2030: 99.99
     2060: 100.2
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 66.70
     2030: 73.30
     2060: 98.02
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 24.70
     2030: 31.23
     2060: 67.54
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2023: 7.765
     2030: 8.716
     2060: 11.83
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2023: 94.87
     2030: 97.43
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Namibia
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 0.195
     2030: 0.145
     2060: 0.001
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 0.483
     2030: 0.412
     2060: 0.009
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 0.803
     2030: 0.834
     2060: 0.950
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 9.205
     2030: 6.775
     2060: 1.778
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2023: 2,528
     2030: 2,654
     2060: 3,263
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2023: 0.109
     2030: 0.097
     2060: 0.025
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2023: 0.253
     2030: 0.267
     2060: 0.467

Economy Forecast for Namibia
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 23.84
     2030: 30.56
     2060: 125.7
Gross domestic product - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 15.00
     2030: 19.72
     2060: 111.0
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 8.833
     2030: 10.02
     2060: 29.50
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2023: 0.566
     2030: 0.546
     2060: 0.462
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2023: 40.38
     2030: 38.99
     2060: 19.01
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2023: 21.31
     2030: 25.62
     2060: 62.29

Energy Forecast for Namibia
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2023: 0.003
     2030: 0.004
     2060: 0.015

Environment Forecast for Namibia
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2023: 0.001
     2030: 0.002
     2060: 0.007

International Politics Forecast for Namibia
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2023: 0.072
     2030: 0.074
     2060: 0.113

Domestic Government Forecast for Namibia
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2023: 12.51
     2030: 13.16
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2023: 16.78
     2030: 17.76
     2060: 20.00
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2023: 5.060
     2030: 5.316
     2060: 8.059
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2023: 2.681
     2030: 2.810
     2060: 3.637
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2023: 6.691
     2030: 6.766
     2060: 7.321