Area Database (v4.2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)
Subnational regions
Namibia
All years

% poorer households (with IWI value under 50)

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 68.4 68.4 68.3 68.2 68.1 68.1 68.0 67.9 67.8 66.2 64.6 63.0 61.4 59.8 58.2 57.4 56.7 56.0 55.3 54.6 53.9 53.1 52.4 51.7 51.0
Central 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3
Northeast 91.3 91.3 91.3 91.3
Northwest 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.8
South 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4
Caprivi 99.9 98.8 97.7 96.6 95.3 94.0 92.7 91.3 90.0 88.7 87.5 86.2 84.9 83.7 82.4 81.1 79.9 78.6 77.3 76.1
Erongo 6.34 8.62 10.9 13.2 15.5 17.7 20.0 22.3 24.6 26.9 26.2 25.5 24.8 24.2 23.5 22.8 22.2 21.5 20.8 20.1
Hardap 53.5 53.0 52.4 51.8 51.3 50.7 50.1 49.6 49.0 48.5 46.2 43.9 41.7 39.4 37.1 34.9 32.6 30.3 28.1 25.8
Karas 24.5 26.5 28.5 30.6 32.6 34.6 36.6 38.7 40.7 42.7 41.3 40.0 38.6 37.2 35.9 34.5 33.1 31.7 30.4 29.0
Kavango 83.8 83.8 83.9 83.9 84.0 84.0 84.0 84.1 84.1 84.2 83.6 83.0 82.4 81.9 81.3 80.7 80.1 79.6 79.0 78.4
Khomas 48.4 45.1 41.7 38.4 35.1 31.8 28.5 25.2 21.9 18.6 19.7 20.8 21.9 23.0 24.1 25.2 26.3 27.4 28.5 29.6
Kunene 73.8 73.8 73.8 73.8 73.8 73.8 73.8 73.8 73.8 73.9 72.2 70.6 68.9 67.3 65.6 64.0 62.3 60.7 59.0 57.4
Ohangwena 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 98.8 97.6 96.5 95.4 94.2 93.1 91.8 90.6 89.4 88.1 86.9 85.6 84.4 83.2 81.9 80.7
Omaheke 87.1 85.4 83.7 82.1 80.4 78.8 77.1 75.5 73.8 72.1 70.4 68.7 67.0 65.3 63.6 61.9 60.2 58.5 56.8 55.1
Omusati 99.9 99.7 99.6 99.4 97.4 95.5 93.6 91.6 89.7 87.7 86.7 85.7 84.8 83.8 82.8 81.8 80.8 79.8 78.8 77.8
Oshana 87.8 85.7 83.7 81.7 79.7 77.7 75.6 73.6 71.6 69.6 67.9 66.2 64.5 62.9 61.2 59.5 57.8 56.1 54.5 52.8
Oshikoto 83.8 82.3 80.8 79.2 77.7 76.2 74.6 73.1 71.6 70.0 69.8 69.5 69.2 68.9 68.7 68.4 68.1 67.8 67.6 67.3
Otjozondjupa 58.8 58.0 57.1 56.3 55.4 54.6 53.7 52.9 52.0 51.2 48.9 46.6 44.4 42.1 39.8 37.5 35.3 33.0 30.7 28.4
Lighter numbers are estimates