White Namibians

White Namibians
Blanke Namibiërs, Wit Namibiërs
Weiße Namibier
Afrikaner children playing tug of war during a traditional Boeresport Day in Namibia.
Total population
53,773 (2023 Census)
Regions with significant populations
 Namibia53,773 (2% of total population)[1]
Languages
First language
Afrikaans (60%)
German (32%)
English (7%)
Portuguese (1%)[citation needed]
Religion
Predominantly Christian
[citation needed]
Related ethnic groups
White South Africans, White Zimbabweans, Afrikaners, Coloureds, Basters, other White Africans

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 a minority being native-born German Namibians (descended from Germans who colonised Namibia in the late-nineteenth century). There are also some Portuguese and English immigrants. 53,773 Namibians identified as White in the 2023 census.[1]

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