Namibia

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 2.403 million
  • Population under 15: 37%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 64.8 years
  • Human Development Index: 126 out of 188
  • World Bank Status: Upper Middle Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 16%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.2 members
  • Female-Headed Households: 44%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years):  7%

Sources: World Bank, UNICEF, UNDP HDR 2015, DHS 2013
Highlighted Documents
Country Care Review Namibia
Snapshot of Children's Living Arrangements

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Children and Youth Resource Hub
Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children's Issues ,

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Online Curriculum: Children on the Move Training for Social Workers and Para Social Workers
International Social Services (ISS),

Learn how this curriculum can help you address critical challenges faced by children on the move.

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Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues Global Fellows Program
Georgetown University Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues,

The Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues is excited to invite leaders on the front lines of preventing and responding to child-family separation to apply to be a part of&nb

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Supporting Children and Families to Flourish: Insights from Australia on changing the paradigm from protection to connection
Transforming Children's Care Collaborative,

Date: 13 November 2025

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EVAC Ministerial Conference: One year Anniversary
WHO and UNICEF,

One year after the landmark 2024 Global Ministerial Conference, pledge-makers, partners, and allies are invited to this official online anniversary event. Celebrate progress, amplify children’s voices, and look ahead.

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Virtual Consultation: Charting the Way Forward for Children's Care After Foreign Aid Cuts
Better Care Network and the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues at Georgetown University’s Children in Adversity Project ,

Date: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025

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3rd International Conference on Child Protection in Africa
Government of Kenya,

 Nairobi, Kenya | 5–7 November 2025 | Child Protection & Climate Change

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Second World Summit For Social Development 2025
United Nations General Assembly,

The United Nations General Assembly, through Resolutions 78/261 and 78/318, decided to convene the World Social Summit, under the title “Second Wo

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Consultation & Introductory Launch: The Family-First Framework
A Family for Every Orphan,

Join A Family for Every Orphan for an interactive consultation and introductory launch of the Family-First Framework—a practical and adaptable set of visual tools tha

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World Social Summit Virtual Solutions Session: Catalysing Social Development through Care Reform for Children
Hope and Homes for Children and U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,

Date: 3 November 2025

Time: 14.00-15.30 UK, 17.00-18.30 EAT, 09.00-10.30 NY

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