Businesses in Namibe

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Namibe

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	36
Restaurants	27
Education	23
Banks	14
Public administration	14
Electronics stores	13
Other accommodation	12
Churches	12
Hotels and motels	11

Namibe Facts

Area	7509.0 km²
Population	427,459
Male Population	207,368 (48.5%)
Female Population	220,091 (51.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+7582.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+314.1%
Median Age	16.4 years (Male: 15.8, Female: 16.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,840 (2022)
Area Codes	264
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-15.19611, 12.15222

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Namibe Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	5,564	35,640	103,220	294,132	427,459	510,692	614,999
Population Density	0.7 / km²	4.7 / km²	13.7 / km²	39.2 / km²	56.9 / km²	68 / km²	81.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Namibe Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 314.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Namibe	+7582.6%	+1099.4%	+314.1%
Namibe Province	—	—	—
Angola	—	—	—

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

Namibe Median Age

Median Age: 16.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Namibe	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs
Namibe Province	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs
Angola	16.4 yrs	16.9 yrs	15.8 yrs

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

Namibe Population Density

Population Density: 56.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Namibe	427,459	7,509 km²	56.9 / km²
Namibe Province	473,482	58,004.8 km²	8.2 / km²
Angola	24.8 million	1,247,144.5 km²	19.9 / km²

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

Namibe Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Namibe

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

Namibe Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$6,520	$4,484	$3,437	$4,489	$6,964	$6,918	$4,810	$4,840
Total GDP	$780.5M	$621.3M	$538.9M	$822.9M	$1.7B	$2.2B	$2B	$2.2B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Namibe CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Namibe	367,836 tn	0.86 tn	49 tons/km²
Namibe Province	408,825 tn	0.86 tn	7 tons/km²
Angola	21,454,743 tn	0.86 tn	17.2 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

Namibe CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	367,836 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.86 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	49 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	Medium (4)

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

Sources:

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.
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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/14/16	12:32 AM	4.4	30.9 km	10,000 m	30km SW of Namibe, Angola	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Namibe

Namibe (pre-1985: Moçâmedes) is the capital city of Namibe Province in modern day Angola. It is a coastal desert city located in southwestern Angola and was founded in 1840 by the Portuguese colonial administration. The city's current population is 1..

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