Otavi

Area of Otavi	14,269.7 km²
Population	13,726
Male Population	7,401 (53.9%)
Female Population	6,325 (46.1%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+86.3%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+6.8%
Median Age	23.9 years old
Male Median Age	25.3 years old
Female Median Age	22.2 years old
Timezone	Central Africa Time

Otavi Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	7,366	10,526	12,847	13,726
Population Density	0.52 / km²	0.74 / km²	0.9 / km²	0.96 / km²

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

Otavi Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 6.8% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Otavi	+86.3%	+30.4%	+6.8%
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

Otavi Median Age

Median Age: 23.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Otavi	23.9 years	25.3 years	22.2 years
Otjozondjupa	22.1 years	22.6 years	21.6 years

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

Otavi Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	909	906	1,816
5-9	747	756	1,503
10-14	681	719	1,400
15-19	546	498	1,045
20-24	774	630	1,404
25-29	757	545	1,302
30-34	667	507	1,175
35-39	579	411	990
40-44	390	286	677
45-49	374	287	661
50-54	293	245	539
55-59	256	164	420
60-64	143	135	279
65-69	93	76	170
70-74	75	46	121
75-79	47	48	96
80-84	30	19	49
85 Plus	42	46	88

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

Otavi Population Density

Population Density: 0.96 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Otavi	13,726	14,269.7 km²	0.96 / 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

Otavi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Ancient Population until 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
0	517	n/a	n/a
100	555	0.7%	3
200	596	0.7%	4
300	640	0.7%	4
400	688	0.7%	4
500	739	0.7%	5
600	793	0.7%	5
700	852	0.7%	5
800	915	0.7%	6
900	983	0.7%	6
1000	1,056	0.7%	7
1100	1,134	0.7%	7
1200	1,218	0.7%	8
1300	1,308	0.7%	9
1400	1,405	0.7%	9
1500	1,509	0.7%	10
1600	1,621	0.7%	11
1700	1,741	0.7%	12
1800	2,769	4.7%	102
1900	4,183	4.2%	141
1910	4,339	3.7%	156
1920	4,498	3.7%	159
1930	4,659	3.6%	161
1940	4,821	3.5%	162
1950	4,987	3.4%	166
1960	6,092	22.2%	1,105
1970	7,762	27.4%	1,670
1990	10,526	16.5%	1,382
2000	12,847	22.1%	2,321
2020	14,797	7.3%	975
2030	16,467	11.3%	1,670
2040	17,587	6.8%	1,120
2050	18,596	5.7%	1,009
2060	19,138	2.9%	542
2070	19,154	0.1%	16
2080	19,095	-0.3%	-59
2090	18,528	-3%	-567
2100	17,917	-3.3%	-611

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

Otavi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Otavi	41,847 t	3.05 t	2.93 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

Otavi Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1968 to 1986)

Average Precipitation

4.3 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 (7.1)

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

Top places in Otavi

Otavi
Kombat

Places in Otavi

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Kombat	0.682 km²	107	156.8 / km²
Otavi	2.809 km²	5,328	1,896 / km²

Other places in Otjozondjupa

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Grootfontein	11,196.7 km²	27,726	2.48 / km²
Okahandja	5,876.6 km²	30,198	5.14 / km²
Okakarara	14,721.9 km²	21,181	1.44 / km²
Omatako	24,851.7 km²	19,474	0.78 / km²
Otjiwarongo	5,903.2 km²	39,512	6.69 / km²
Tsumkwe	27,854 km²	11,163	0.4 / km²

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