AFSUN Policy Brief: Windhoek

At the last census in 2001, Windhoek had a population of
233,592 with an estimated annual growth rate of 4.74%. For
the Urban Food Security Baseline Survey a purposeful
sample of 448 households was selected from the 23,383
poorer households in Windhoek (as determined by the
Central Bureau of Statistics’ poverty line), with 256 (57%)
from the informal settlements, 192 (43%) from Katutura
Central and Khomasdal North. The overall level of chronic
food insecurity was 77% in the sample population in
Windhoek, which is the same as the regional average.