1 German and
Afrikaans were official languages until independence in
1990. The majority of the population speaks Afrikaans as a
second language, while
Oshiwambo is the
first language of half the population. German is spoken by 32% of the European community whereas English is only spoken by 7%.
[2] Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
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