Poverty in Namibia

Poverty in Namibia is common with an unemployment rate of 29.9%, poverty incidence of 26.9% and HIV prevalence of 16.9%. Namibia has an economic growth rates averaging 4.3% according to the World Bank, and is one of nine nations in Africa classified by the World Bank as upper center pay.[1] However, income disparity in the country is one of the world's highest with a Gini coefficient of 59.1 in 2015.[2]

More than 400,000 people live in informal housing, with Windhoek (100,000 shack dwellers), Rundu (76,000) and Otjiwarongo (53,000) accommodating the largest number.[3]

References
  1. Summary of Poverty and Deprivation in Namibia 2015 United Nations Development Programme. Accessed 14 March 2019
  2. "GINI index (World Bank estimate)". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  3. Nghinomenwa, Erastus (12 August 2020). "Namibia's ghetto life: Half million live in shacks countrywide". The Namibian. p. 1.


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