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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 - -
     2024: 2.648
     2030: 2.900
     2060: 3.913
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2024: 1.582
     2030: 1.430
     2060: 0.640
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 24.02
     2030: 21.79
     2060: 13.91
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2024: 6.896
     2030: 6.476
     2060: 7.143
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2024: 27.15
     2030: 22.33
     2060: 8.363
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2024: 67.38
     2030: 69.72
     2060: 77.82
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2024: 62.42
     2030: 64.52
     2060: 72.56
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2024: 72.03
     2030: 74.62
     2060: 82.77
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2024: 3.196
     2030: 2.888
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2024: 7.352
     2030: 6.257
     2060: 1.595
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2024: 0.302
     2030: 0.309
     2060: 0.270
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2024: 0.923
     2030: 0.924
     2060: 0.805
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2024: 1.607
     2030: 1.825
     2060: 2.627
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2024: 0.118
     2030: 0.151
     2060: 0.481
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2024: 1.485
     2030: 1.786
     2060: 3.028
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2024: 0.374
     2030: 0.371
     2060: 0.346
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2024: 49.46
     2030: 49.46
     2060: 49.46

Health Forecast for Namibia -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2024: 5.361
     2030: 5.951
     2060: 10.12
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2024: 24.02
     2030: 24.03
     2060: 26.18
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2024: 11.88
     2030: 9.580
     2060: 3.348
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 12.22
     2030: 11.78
     2060: 7.509
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2024: 16.93
     2030: 13.11
     2060: 2.176

Education Forecast for Namibia -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2024: 113.1
     2030: 105.3
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2024: 96.50
     2030: 99.15
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 107.8
     2030: 99.99
     2060: 99.89
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 83.53
     2030: 86.23
     2060: 93.91
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2024: 23.62
     2030: 27.17
     2060: 50.36
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2024: 8.012
     2030: 8.835
     2060: 11.77
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2024: 94.31
     2030: 96.70
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Forecast for Namibia
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 0.506
     2030: 0.526
     2060: 0.064
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2024: 1.042
     2030: 1.132
     2060: 0.317
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 0.803
     2030: 0.829
     2060: 0.932
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2024: 9.462
     2030: 7.358
     2060: 2.232
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2024: 2,578
     2030: 2,682
     2060: 3,215
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2024: 0.119
     2030: 0.116
     2060: 0.024
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2024: 0.270
     2030: 0.290
     2060: 0.439

Economy Forecast for Namibia
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 25.08
     2030: 30.15
     2060: 94.37
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2024: 13.36
     2030: 16.79
     2060: 77.33
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2024: 9.469
     2030: 10.40
     2060: 24.12
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2024: 0.582
     2030: 0.562
     2060: 0.494
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2024: 42.26
     2030: 40.93
     2060: 16.06
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2024: 20.74
     2030: 23.18
     2060: 45.36

Energy Forecast for Namibia
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2024: 0.003
     2030: 0.003
     2060: 0.011

Environment Forecast for Namibia
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2024: 0.001
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.004

International Politics Forecast for Namibia
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2024: 0.069
     2030: 0.071
     2060: 0.096

Domestic Government Forecast for Namibia
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2024: 12.33
     2030: 12.85
     2060: 14.00
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2024: 16.69
     2030: 17.24
     2060: 19.96
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2024: 5.204
     2030: 5.365
     2060: 7.284
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2024: 2.620
     2030: 2.720
     2060: 3.434
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2024: 6.751
     2030: 6.804
     2060: 7.241