White Namibians
White Namibians (German: Weiße Namibier or Europäische Namibier) are people of European descent settled in Namibia. The majority of White Namibians are Dutch-descended Afrikaners (locally born or of White South African descent), with many of the White minority being German Namibians (descended from Germans who colonised Namibia in the late-nineteenth century). Many are also Portuguese or English immigrants. Estimates published in 2016 suggest that the White Namibian population run between 75,000 and 150,000. This imprecision in data is because the Namibian government no longer collects data based on race.
Blanke Namibiërs, Wit Namibiërs Weiße Namibier | |
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Afrikaner children playing tug of war during a traditional Boeresport Day in Namibia. | |
| Total population | |
| c. 150,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Namibia | 150,000 (6% of total population) |
| Others | 48,000 |
| Languages | |
| First language Afrikaans (60%) German (32%) English (7%) Portuguese (1%) | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| White South Africans, White Zimbabweans, Afrikaners, Coloureds, Basters, other White Africans | |
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