Angolans top non-citizen list
Almost half of the foreigners living legally in Namibia are from Angola, the latest demographic survey shows.
Angolan nationals represent the highest proportion of foreigners residing in Namibia at 43.4%.
According to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), there are 70 373 foreign nationals legally residing in Namibia. Of these, 30 521 are Angolans; 16 883 are male and 13 638 female.
The results of the latest demographic survey by the NSA were released Tuesday.
“Angolan nationals presented the highest proportion of foreigners in Namibia, with a very high increase from 2011 to 2016. The same trend was observed with the South Africans, Zambians and Zimbabweans,” the NSA said.
Even if the citizens of Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia living in Namibia are added up, they still do not exceed the number of Angolans.
The last demographic survey was conducted in 2011. At the time, Angolans accounted for 28.9% of the foreign citizens in Namibia.
The latest survey shows that Zambians (10 716, or 15.2%) are the second largest group of foreign residents in Namibia.
In third and fourth place are South Africa (8 851 residents) and Zimbabwe (8 839 residents), both at 12.6%.
Botswana has the lowest proportion of citizens resident in Namibia at just 521, or 0.7% of the total.
Nationals from other Southern African Development Community countries, such as Swaziland, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Tanzania, account for a combined figure of 1 433 or 2% of the total.
Nationals from other African countries account for 4.7% of the total at 3 285.
Remarkably, Asian countries account for only 2.7% of the total number, with 1 925 nationals said to be resident in Namibia.
This is in stark contrast to recent reports which indicated that the number of Asian nationals may be a lot higher, with 7 000 said to be resident in Namibia.
This was announced in July by the minister of home affairs, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana.
“Our most reliable figures are based on records drawn from the issuance of permanent residence permits since 1990 up to 21 February 2017, which currently stands at 1 358,” she said in the National Assembly.
The minister said there were 4 470 Asian work permit holders, while temporary residence permit holders - usually spouses and children accompanying the work permit holders – numbered 1 124.
The proportion of citizens of other African, American and Asian countries decreased in the period observed, the NSA noted.
OGONE TLHAGE
According to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA), there are 70 373 foreign nationals legally residing in Namibia. Of these, 30 521 are Angolans; 16 883 are male and 13 638 female.
The results of the latest demographic survey by the NSA were released Tuesday.
“Angolan nationals presented the highest proportion of foreigners in Namibia, with a very high increase from 2011 to 2016. The same trend was observed with the South Africans, Zambians and Zimbabweans,” the NSA said.
Even if the citizens of Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia living in Namibia are added up, they still do not exceed the number of Angolans.
The last demographic survey was conducted in 2011. At the time, Angolans accounted for 28.9% of the foreign citizens in Namibia.
The latest survey shows that Zambians (10 716, or 15.2%) are the second largest group of foreign residents in Namibia.
In third and fourth place are South Africa (8 851 residents) and Zimbabwe (8 839 residents), both at 12.6%.
Botswana has the lowest proportion of citizens resident in Namibia at just 521, or 0.7% of the total.
Nationals from other Southern African Development Community countries, such as Swaziland, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Tanzania, account for a combined figure of 1 433 or 2% of the total.
Nationals from other African countries account for 4.7% of the total at 3 285.
Remarkably, Asian countries account for only 2.7% of the total number, with 1 925 nationals said to be resident in Namibia.
This is in stark contrast to recent reports which indicated that the number of Asian nationals may be a lot higher, with 7 000 said to be resident in Namibia.
This was announced in July by the minister of home affairs, Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana.
“Our most reliable figures are based on records drawn from the issuance of permanent residence permits since 1990 up to 21 February 2017, which currently stands at 1 358,” she said in the National Assembly.
The minister said there were 4 470 Asian work permit holders, while temporary residence permit holders - usually spouses and children accompanying the work permit holders – numbered 1 124.
The proportion of citizens of other African, American and Asian countries decreased in the period observed, the NSA noted.
OGONE TLHAGE
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