Future fertility intentions in Namibia: evidence from Demographic Health Survey, 2013

Gyan Chandra Kashyap, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)

Namibia observing the fertility transition is picking down momentum in sub Saharan Africa. Namibia is the country have currently lowest fertility rate, which is declining total fertility rate 5.4 to 3.6 during 1992-2013 according to demographic health survey. The aim of this study is to investigate the socio-economic and demographic factors which are responsible for the future fertility intentions in Namibia. This study utilized the data from the latest round of Demographic Health Survey (DHS, 2013) of Namibia. The study used bivariate analysis and chi-squire test to explain the association between future fertility intention and socio-economic and demographic variables. Results explain that the wife and husband both desire to have another child almost same 44 percent. But there is gap in taking decision, whether they want or not another child, wife (5.54%) and husband (14.6%). Chi-squire test show the statistically significant association between fertility preferences and education women and economic status of household.