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