Okahandja

Area of Okahandja	5,876.6 km²
Population	30,198
Male Population	14,944 (49.5%)
Female Population	15,254 (50.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+502.9%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+66%
Median Age	23.3 years old
Male Median Age	23.3 years old
Female Median Age	23.3 years old
Timezone	Central Africa Time

Okahandja Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	5,009	11,117	18,196	30,198
Population Density	0.85 / km²	1.89 / km²	3.1 / km²	5.14 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Okahandja Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 66% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Okahandja	+502.9%	+171.6%	+66%
Otjozondjupa	+50%	+31.7%	+13.5%
Namibia	+171.3%	+72.4%	+28.8%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Okahandja Median Age

Median Age: 23.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Okahandja	23.3 years	23.3 years	23.3 years
Otjozondjupa	22.1 years	22.6 years	21.6 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Okahandja Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,928	1,963	3,891
5-9	1,574	1,545	3,119
10-14	1,515	1,523	3,039
15-19	1,397	1,494	2,892
20-24	1,595	1,686	3,282
25-29	1,393	1,422	2,816
30-34	1,207	1,299	2,506
35-39	1,019	1,062	2,081
40-44	839	851	1,690
45-49	755	687	1,442
50-54	493	505	999
55-59	423	393	816
60-64	287	228	515
65-69	194	168	363
70-74	115	150	265
75-79	104	105	209
80-84	51	91	143
85 Plus	57	83	140

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Okahandja Population Density

Population Density: 5.14 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Okahandja	30,198	5,876.6 km²	5.14 / km²
Otjozondjupa	162,977	104,673.8 km²	1.56 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Okahandja Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1770 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1800	745	n/a	n/a
1900	1,561	7.7%	81
1910	1,694	8.5%	133
1920	1,840	8.6%	146
1930	2,000	8.7%	160
1940	2,175	8.7%	175
1950	2,366	8.8%	191
1960	3,043	28.6%	677
1970	4,082	34.1%	1,039
1990	11,117	65%	3,517
2000	18,196	63.7%	7,079
2020	32,472	33.6%	7,138
2030	36,514	12.4%	4,042
2040	39,332	7.7%	2,818
2050	41,367	5.2%	2,035
2060	42,463	2.6%	1,096
2070	43,071	1.4%	608
2080	42,507	-1.3%	-564
2090	41,460	-2.5%	-1,047
2100	40,071	-3.4%	-1,389

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Okahandja CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Okahandja	101,785 t	3.37 t	17.3 t/km²
Otjozondjupa	463,110 t	2.84 t	4.42 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Okahandja Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1968 to 1986)

Average Precipitation

3.8 mm

0.2 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

0.6 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:07:33 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Drought

High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Top places in Okahandja

Okahandja

Places in Okahandja

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Okahandja	10.1 km²	22,447	2,214 / km²

Other places in Otjozondjupa

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Grootfontein	11,196.7 km²	27,726	2.48 / km²
Okakarara	14,721.9 km²	21,181	1.44 / km²
Omatako	24,851.7 km²	19,474	0.78 / km²
Otavi	14,269.7 km²	13,726	0.96 / km²
Otjiwarongo	5,903.2 km²	39,512	6.69 / km²
Tsumkwe	27,854 km²	11,163	0.4 / km²

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