Area Database (v4.2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)
Subnational regions
Namibia
All years

% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Namibia (Africa)  
Total 61.8 61.6 61.5 61.3 61.2 61.0 60.9 60.7 60.6 58.5 56.5 54.4 52.3 50.3 48.2 47.3 46.3 45.3 44.4 43.4 42.4 41.5 40.5 39.5 38.6
Central 43.2 43.2 43.2 43.2
Northeast 88.6 88.6 88.6 88.6
Northwest 91.6 91.6 91.6 91.6
South 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.2
Caprivi 99.9 98.2 96.4 94.7 92.6 90.6 88.6 86.6 84.5 82.5 80.6 78.6 76.6 74.7 72.7 70.7 68.8 66.8 64.8 62.9
Erongo 0.01 0.39 0.76 1.14 3.33 5.52 7.71 9.89 12.1 14.3 14.5 14.6 14.8 15.0 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.7 15.9 16.1
Hardap 37.5 37.1 36.7 36.2 35.8 35.4 35.0 34.5 34.1 33.7 31.8 29.9 27.9 26.0 24.1 22.2 20.3 18.4 16.5 14.6
Karas 15.7 16.9 18.1 19.4 20.6 21.8 23.0 24.3 25.5 26.7 25.8 25.0 24.1 23.2 22.3 21.5 20.6 19.7 18.9 18.0
Kavango 82.7 82.0 81.3 80.6 79.9 79.3 78.6 77.9 77.2 76.5 75.8 75.2 74.6 74.0 73.4 72.7 72.1 71.5 70.9 70.3
Khomas 38.1 35.3 32.5 29.8 27.0 24.2 21.4 18.6 15.8 13.0 13.5 14.0 14.5 15.1 15.6 16.1 16.6 17.1 17.7 18.2
Kunene 65.1 65.1 65.1 65.0 65.0 64.9 64.9 64.9 64.8 64.8 62.7 60.5 58.4 56.2 54.1 52.0 49.8 47.7 45.5 43.4
Ohangwena 99.9 99.6 99.2 98.9 96.9 95.0 93.1 91.1 89.2 87.2 85.6 83.9 82.3 80.6 79.0 77.3 75.7 74.0 72.3 70.7
Omaheke 79.9 76.6 73.3 70.1 66.8 63.5 60.3 57.0 53.7 50.5 49.3 48.1 46.9 45.7 44.5 43.3 42.1 40.9 39.7 38.5
Omusati 99.9 99.0 98.1 97.1 94.1 91.0 87.9 84.9 81.8 78.7 76.6 74.4 72.3 70.2 68.0 65.9 63.7 61.6 59.4 57.3
Oshana 88.4 84.5 80.5 76.5 72.6 68.6 64.6 60.7 56.7 52.7 51.2 49.6 48.0 46.5 44.9 43.4 41.8 40.2 38.7 37.1
Oshikoto 84.7 82.0 79.3 76.6 73.9 71.2 68.4 65.7 63.0 60.3 59.5 58.8 58.0 57.3 56.5 55.7 55.0 54.2 53.5 52.7
Otjozondjupa 41.1 41.0 40.9 40.8 40.6 40.5 40.4 40.3 40.2 40.1 37.4 34.8 32.2 29.5 26.9 24.3 21.6 19.0 16.4 13.7
Lighter numbers are estimates