More than a third of Namibia's population is projected to live in Khomas and Erongo regions by 2040, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency's (NSA) latest report.
Statistician-general Dr. John Steytler said recent immigration patterns will continue into the future which will see the number of people living in rural areas shrink gradually, Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) reported.
The number of people living in urban areas is predicted to increase from 43 percent in 2011 to 67 percent in 2041.
In Khomas Region where the bulk of the population lives in the capital, the number of people will increase from 340,000 in 2011 to 645,000 in 2030, an incease of 305,000, according to the report.
Over the past decade, Erongo Region recorded a population of 107,663 in 2001 and 150,809 in 2011.
NSA predicts the country's population could grow from 2.1 million in 2011 to between 3.3 million and 3.6 million by 2041.
Population projections show that from 2015 to 2030 Namibian population is expected to increase from 2.3 million to 3 million.
Projections are made on the basis of assumptions regarding behaviour of levels of fertility, mortality and migration.
Statistician-general Dr. John Steytler said recent immigration patterns will continue into the future which will see the number of people living in rural areas shrink gradually, Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) reported.
The number of people living in urban areas is predicted to increase from 43 percent in 2011 to 67 percent in 2041.
In Khomas Region where the bulk of the population lives in the capital, the number of people will increase from 340,000 in 2011 to 645,000 in 2030, an incease of 305,000, according to the report.
Over the past decade, Erongo Region recorded a population of 107,663 in 2001 and 150,809 in 2011.
NSA predicts the country's population could grow from 2.1 million in 2011 to between 3.3 million and 3.6 million by 2041.
Population projections show that from 2015 to 2030 Namibian population is expected to increase from 2.3 million to 3 million.
Projections are made on the basis of assumptions regarding behaviour of levels of fertility, mortality and migration.
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