In north Namibia the availability of continuous series of parish record data since the 1920s offer excellent possibilities to study population development on a regional level by primary sources. In this study fertility, mortality and internal migration in north Namibia among the Christian population since the mid-1920s to the 1990s is analyzed.

VEIJO NOTKOLA is head of the Survey Research Unit at Statistics Finland. From 1992 to 1996 he was Professor of Demography at the University of Helsinki. HARRI SIISKONEN is Associate Professor, Department of History at University of Joensuu, Finland. His publications include Trade and Socioeconomic Change in Ovamboland, 1850-1996.

List of Tables List of Figures List of Acronyms Introduction Ovamboland: Ecology, History, Economy and Culture Population Development in Namibia Christianization in Ovamboland Research Area The Specific Aims of the Study Materials and Methods Quality of Data Fertility Mortality Migration Summary Bibliography Index