White Namibians
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White Namibians are people of European birth or descent living in Namibia. Most white Namibians are Afrikaners, while some are descended from German, Portuguese, or English immigrants. According to the Namibian government,[2] white Namibians made up 8% of the Namibian population as of 2003, which is equivalent to 154,000.
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Distribution[edit]
The vast majority of White Namibians live in major cities and towns in central or southern Namibia. Windhoek has by far the largest white population, and whites are a majority in the coastal city of Swakopmund. Other coastal cities, such as Walvis Bay and Lüderitz, also have large white populations. In general most of Namibia south of Windhoek has a high proportion of whites, while central Namibia has a high concentration of whites. Apart from Windhoek, coastal areas and Southern Namibia, there are large white communities in Otjiwarongo and towns in the Otavi Triangle, such as Tsumeb and Grootfontein. The 1981 census of the Republic of South Africa reported a white population of 76,430 in Namibia (71 percent Afrikaners and 17 percent German-speaking).[3]
History[edit]
During Namibia's short German rule, the colony attracted German immigrants. Most Afrikaners settled during the Dorsland Trek, as well as during the apartheid years. Most Portuguese settled after Angola became independent in 1975.
Economics[edit]
About 4,000 commercial land owners, mostly whites, own over 50% of the arable land across the country despite a land reform process.[4] While the area was known as South West Africa, white Namibians enjoyed a highly privileged position due to apartheid laws enforcing strict segregation and white domination.[5]
Notable White Namibians[edit]
Politicians[edit]
Businesspeople[edit]
Sportspeople[edit]
- Skipper Badenhorst
- Dan Craven
- Monica Dahl
- Trevor Dodds
- Jörg Lindemeier
- Percy Montgomery
- Friedhelm Sack
- Quinton-Steele Botes
- Ian van Zyl
- Jacques Burger
- Oliver Risser[6]
Fashion models[edit]
Writers[edit]
Farmers[edit]
Population chart[edit]
| Government | Year | White
population |
Total
population |
% White |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German South
West Africa (1884-1915) |
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| South West
Africa, South African administration (1915-1990) |
1918 | 13,400[7] | 195,000*[8] | 7% |
| 1919 | 6,700[9] | 205,000*[8] | 3% | |
| 1921 | 19,432[10] | 228,910[11] | 8% | |
| 1933 | 10,000[9] | 290,000*[8] | 3% | |
| 1958 | 66,000[10] | 561,854[12] | 12% | |
| 1965 | 68,000[13] | 670,981[12] | 10% | |
| 1981 | 76,430[3] | 1,033,196[14] | 7% | |
| Republic of
Namibia (1990-) |
2003 | 154,000[2] | 1,927,447[15] | 8% |
*estimate
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Government, Namibia. "Demographics of Namibia". Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Government, Namibia. "Namibian Government". Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ a b Weigend, Guido G. (April 1985). "German Settlement Patterns in Namibia". Geographical Review 75 (2): 156–169. JSTOR 214466.
- ^ Namibians plan white farm grabs in BBC News, 5 November 2003
- ^ Amid Namibia's White Opulence, Majority Rule Isn't So Scary Now in the New York Times, 26 December 1988
- ^ Risser, Namibia's White Warrior FIFA, 23 January 2008
- ^ Garvey, Marcus (1995-11-05). The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Vol. IX: Africa for the Africans June 1921-December 1922. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520916821.
- ^ a b c "Demographics of Namibia".
- ^ a b Hackl, Dietmar. "History of Namibia - The Independence". www.namib.info. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ a b Jeremy, Silvester (2015-07-13). Re-Viewing Resistance in Namibian History. University of Namibia Press. ISBN 9789991642277.
- ^ "An atlas of Namibia's population: monitoring and understanding its characteristics" (PDF). Namibia Central Bureau of Statistics. 2010.
- ^ a b "Namibia Population 1950 - 2050". www.bluemarblecitizen.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ "Namibia Virtual Jewish History Tour | Jewish Virtual Library". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ "Population - Namibia - Africa". www.countriesquest.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ "Namibia - Population - Historical Data Graphs per Year". Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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