Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Outjo

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Other accommodation26

Outjo Facts

Area9.1 km²
Population11,034
Male Population5,726 (51.9%)
Female Population5,308 (48.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+567.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+81.2%
Median Age23.7 years (Male: 23.9, Female: 23.3)
Area Codes67
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng-20.11667, 16.15000

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Outjo Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population1,6523,6886,09110,19011,034
Population Density181 / km²404.2 / km²667.5 / km²1,116.7 / km²1,209.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Outjo Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 67.3% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Outjo+516.8%+176.3%+67.3%
Kunene Region+303.2%+117.2%+46.3%
Namibia+169.8%+71.5%+28.5%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Outjo Median Age

Median Age: 23.7 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Outjo23.7 yrs23.3 yrs23.9 yrs
Kunene Region19.9 yrs20 yrs19.8 yrs
Namibia21.1 yrs21.7 yrs20.6 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Outjo Population Density

Population Density: 1,209 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Outjo11,0349.1 km²1,209 / km²
Kunene Region106,962115,143.7 km²0.9 / km²
Namibia2.5 million824,094.1 km²3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Outjo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 to 2100

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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Outjo

Human Development Index (HDI)

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

Source: [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

Outjo CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Outjo41,148 tn3.73 tn4,509.3 tons/km²
Kunene Region263,463 tn2.46 tn2.3 tons/km²
Namibia7,056,182 tn2.84 tn8.6 tons/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
Outjo CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)41,148 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.73 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4,509.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (10)

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

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
11/27/054:14 PM4.135.8 km10,000 mNamibiausgs.gov

Outjo

Outjo (Otjiherero: small hills) is a city of 6,000 inhabitants in the Kunene Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of Outjo Constituency. It is best known as a main gateway to Etosha National Park.

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