People [1]

People

Population 2,567,012 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.446 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 67.251 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 53.956 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 29.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 59.269 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 1.57 billion kWh (2021) #143
Consumption 3.43 billion kWh (2021) #129
Exports 0.59 billion kWh (2021) #74
Imports 2.79 billion kWh (2021) #54
Renewable Electricity Generation 1.5 billion kWh (2021) #108

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 26.67 thousand bbl/day (2021) #126
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 2.2 trillion cu ft (2021) #59

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 112 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 2,759,293 (2018 est.)
Highways 48,875 km (2018)
Internet Users 756,118 (2016 est.)
Railways 2,628 km (2014)
Telephones 154,816 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and South Africa
Total Area824,292 sq. km
Land Area823,290 sq. km
Water Area1,002 sq. km
Coastline1,572 km
Climatedesert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic
Terrainmostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari Desert in east
Lowest PointAtlantic Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Konigstein on Brandberg 2,573 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020