March 2024 export earnings up by 36.5%

March 2024 export earnings up by 36.5%

The Namibia Statistics Agency has announced that during March 2024, Namibia’s export earnings recorded an increase of 36.5 percent from N$6.1 billion recorded in February 2024 to N$8.3 billion. Moreover, the import bill for the month under review increased by 27.9 percent from N$10.0 billion recorded during the preceding month, resulting in a worsened trade deficit of N$4.5 billion when compared to a trade deficit of N$3.9 billion recorded in […]

May 2, 2024 78

Namibia

High Rate of Births to Unmarried Parents in Namibia: Statistics Revealed

According to the latest Namibia Vital Statistics Report released by the Namibia Statistics Agency, approximately 72,000 out of roughly 85,000 children born in 2021 were born to unmarried parents. This statistic highlights that 84% of children registered with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security in that year were born to single parents. Experts have noted that factors such as unplanned pregnancies and teenage pregnancies contribute significantly to […]

April 25, 2024 24

Namibia

Namibia Statistics Agency releases Vital Statistics Report

The Namibia Statistics Agency has released (24 April 2024) the Vital Statistics Report on births, marriages, and deaths 2018-2021. This comes as the country adopted the resolution from the 8th Conference of the African Ministers responsible for Civil registration in 2014 to produce regular statistical reports based on the civil registration data regardless of the level of completeness. NSA spokesperson Mirjam Shihepo.

April 24, 2024 87

Namibia

Namibia Statistics Agency to release ‘Vital Statistics Report’

The Namibia Statistics Agency will be releasing the Vital Statistics Report, on 24 April 2024 which is on birds, marriages, and deaths 2018-2021. This comes as the country adopted the resolution from the 8th Conference of the African Ministers responsible for Civil registration in 2014 to produce regular statistical reports based on the civil registration data regardless of the level of completeness. NSA spokesperson Mirjam Shihepo has more.

April 22, 2024 89

Business / Economics

FNB Namibia economist forecasts April inflation

Following the release of the Consumer Price Index for March 2024, which shows the annual inflation rate stood at 4.5% compared to 7.2% recorded in March 2023, by the Namibia Statistics Agency, we contacted Helena Mboti an economist at FNB Namibia to get the bank's inflation forecasts for April 2024.

April 10, 2024 69

Namibia

NSA Data Shows Fish Tops Namibia’s Export List in February

Recent data released by the Namibia Statistics Agency reveals that fish was the most exported commodity in February 2024, constituting 22.5% of the country's total export of goods. According to the Namibia Merchandise Trade Statistics Bulletin, fish was predominantly exported to Spain, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. Non-monetary gold ranked second, representing 17.6% of total exports, with all exports directed to South Africa. Copper and articles of […]

April 3, 2024 39

Business / Economics

Namibia’s economy slows but tertiary sectors improve

Namibia’s domestic economy slowed to record a growth of 4.2% in 2023, relative to a growth of 5.3% recorded in 2022, according to national accounts figures released by the Namibia Statistics Agency on Tuesday. The Primary and Secondary industries registered growth rates of 9.7% and 2%, respectively, compared to growth rates of 13.7% and 3.4% in the previous year. According to NSA data, the tertiary industries posted an increase of […]

March 27, 2024 43

Namibia

National youth population increases

According to the 2023 Population and Housing Preliminary Report by the Namibia Statistics Agency, the country's population has almost doubled since independence, reaching 3.02 million in 2023. With the country’s youth making up 2.1 million of the population, labour experts, like Herbert Jauch, are foreseeing continued issues of youth unemployment, poverty, and inequality in the future.

March 14, 2024 24

Namibia

Namibia’s Youthful Demographic Challenges: Population Hits Three Million

Alex Shimuafeni, the statistician general of the Namibia Statistics Agency, has disclosed that Namibia's population has reached three million, with a significant portion of 2.1 million being young individuals. This demographic trend is anticipated to perpetuate issues such as youth unemployment, poverty, and inequality, according to experts. The data unveiled an increase in the country's population from 2.1 million in 2011 to three million in 2023. Statistics indicate that 71.1% […]

March 14, 2024 14