Namibia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Namibia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Namibia is 3.21, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.91 — a -34.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Namibia	World
1960	6.24	4.69
1961	6.29	4.56
1962	6.35	5.02
1963	6.41	5.31
1964	6.43	5.13
1965	6.45	5.08
1966	6.47	4.97
1967	6.49	4.87
1968	6.5	4.98
1969	6.51	4.88
1970	6.52	4.84
1971	6.52	4.69
1972	6.53	4.55
1973	6.54	4.42
1974	6.55	4.26
1975	6.53	4.07
1976	6.49	3.97
1977	6.44	3.84
1978	6.38	3.77
1979	6.31	3.76
1980	6.24	3.73
1981	6.16	3.71
1982	6.08	3.72
1983	6	3.59
1984	5.94	3.57
1985	5.88	3.53
1986	5.79	3.51
1987	5.7	3.48
1988	5.61	3.39
1989	5.52	3.35
1990	5.4	3.31
1991	5.29	3.13
1992	5.11	3.04
1993	4.91	2.97
1994	4.68	2.92
1995	4.42	2.87
1996	4.2	2.82
1997	4.17	2.78
1998	4.18	2.75
1999	4.14	2.72
2000	3.99	2.73
2001	3.83	2.69
2002	3.69	2.66
2003	3.58	2.64
2004	3.55	2.63
2005	3.57	2.61
2006	3.6	2.61
2007	3.61	2.6
2008	3.62	2.6
2009	3.63	2.59
2010	3.66	2.57
2011	3.66	2.55
2012	3.68	2.56
2013	3.65	2.53
2014	3.64	2.52
2015	3.6	2.49
2016	3.57	2.49
2017	3.51	2.46
2018	3.46	2.39
2019	3.4	2.35
2020	3.35	2.28
2021	3.3	2.25
2022	3.25	2.22
2023	3.21	2.2
2024	3.21	2.19
2025	3.17	2.18
2026	3.13	2.18
2027	3.09	2.17
2028	3.06	2.16
2029	3.02	2.15
2030	2.98	2.14
2031	2.94	2.13
2032	2.91	2.12
2033	2.88	2.12
2034	2.84	2.11
2035	2.81	2.1
2036	2.78	2.09
2037	2.75	2.09
2038	2.72	2.08
2039	2.68	2.08
2040	2.66	2.08
2041	2.63	2.07
2042	2.6	2.07
2043	2.58	2.07
2044	2.56	2.07
2045	2.53	2.06
2046	2.51	2.06
2047	2.49	2.06
2048	2.47	2.05
2049	2.45	2.05
2050	2.43	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 12.1% were to women under 20 years old, 48.8% to women ages 20-29, and 39.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.5%, 51.7%, and 34.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Namibia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Namibia	World
1960	42.2%	37.4%
1961	42.4%	37.5%
1962	42.6%	37.6%
1963	42.7%	37.8%
1964	42.9%	38%
1965	43%	38%
1966	43.2%	38%
1967	43.3%	38%
1968	43.5%	37.9%
1969	43.6%	37.8%
1970	43.8%	37.7%
1971	43.9%	37.6%
1972	44.1%	37.5%
1973	44.3%	37.3%
1974	44.6%	37.2%
1975	44.8%	37.1%
1976	45%	36.9%
1977	45.3%	36.7%
1978	45.9%	36.3%
1979	46.3%	35.9%
1980	46.6%	35.5%
1981	47.1%	35.2%
1982	47.2%	34.9%
1983	46.9%	34.6%
1984	46.6%	34.3%
1985	46.2%	34%
1986	45.8%	33.8%
1987	45.3%	33.6%
1988	44.8%	33.4%
1989	43.4%	33.2%
1990	42.3%	33%
1991	42.2%	32.9%
1992	42.2%	32.7%
1993	42.2%	32.5%
1994	42.2%	32.3%
1995	42.1%	32.1%
1996	42%	31.8%
1997	41.9%	31.5%
1998	41.8%	31.1%
1999	41.7%	30.8%
2000	41.5%	30.4%
2001	41.3%	30%
2002	41%	29.6%
2003	40.5%	29.2%
2004	40%	28.8%
2005	39.4%	28.5%
2006	38.7%	28.1%
2007	38.1%	27.9%
2008	37.5%	27.6%
2009	37.1%	27.5%
2010	36.8%	27.3%
2011	36.7%	27.1%
2012	36.6%	27%
2013	36.6%	26.9%
2014	36.5%	26.8%
2015	36.5%	26.6%
2016	36.5%	26.5%
2017	36.7%	26.4%
2018	36.8%	26.2%
2019	37%	26%
2020	37.1%	25.8%
2021	37.4%	25.6%
2022	37.5%	25.3%
2023	37.3%	25%
2024	37%	24.7%
2025	36.7%	24.4%
2026	36.3%	24.1%
2027	35.9%	23.8%
2028	35.5%	23.4%
2029	35.1%	23.1%
2030	34.6%	22.8%
2031	34%	22.6%
2032	33.5%	22.3%
2033	32.9%	22.1%
2034	32.4%	21.9%
2035	31.8%	21.7%
2036	31.1%	21.6%
2037	30.6%	21.5%
2038	30.3%	21.4%
2039	30%	21.3%
2040	29.7%	21.2%
2041	29.5%	21.1%
2042	29.2%	21%
2043	29%	21%
2044	28.8%	20.9%
2045	28.5%	20.8%
2046	28.3%	20.7%
2047	28.1%	20.7%
2048	27.9%	20.6%
2049	27.7%	20.5%
2050	27.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Namibia was 42.2% in 1960, 42.2% in 1993, and 37% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Namibia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Namibia, excluding migration, has been +2.04% annually. On average, 53,253 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Namibia
1960	14,307
1961	14,936
1962	15,656
1963	16,430
1964	17,134
1965	17,902
1966	18,635
1967	19,498
1968	20,470
1969	21,387
1970	22,414
1971	23,467
1972	24,606
1973	25,754
1974	26,844
1975	27,882
1976	28,785
1977	29,241
1978	29,821
1979	28,930
1980	28,142
1981	27,938
1982	27,474
1983	28,307
1984	29,395
1985	30,575
1986	31,764
1987	33,340
1988	34,798
1989	37,715
1990	43,956
1991	44,523
1992	43,945
1993	42,861
1994	41,316
1995	39,119
1996	37,177
1997	37,256
1998	37,500
1999	37,233
2000	35,280
2001	32,942
2002	31,947
2003	31,115
2004	31,478
2005	32,909
2006	34,690
2007	36,430
2008	38,147
2009	39,942
2010	42,046
2011	43,557
2012	46,204
2013	47,801
2014	49,581
2015	50,846
2016	52,228
2017	52,975
2018	53,970
2019	54,769
2020	55,034
2021	50,160
2022	54,534
2023	58,435

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Namibia was 139 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.14% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -63.8% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Namibia	World
1985	354	460
1986	348	438
1987	336	429
1988	342	414
1989	306	401
1990	325	391
1991	337	395
1992	346	395
1993	354	389
1994	367	382
1995	369	371
1996	387	366
1997	383	358
1998	396	360
1999	371	340
2000	384	328
2001	376	321
2002	313	311
2003	290	301
2004	282	291
2005	344	283
2006	408	276
2007	489	269
2008	537	264
2009	547	258
2010	531	253
2011	498	247
2012	439	239
2013	402	235
2014	369	231
2015	307	228
2016	250	220
2017	213	215
2018	198	211
2019	175	207
2020	143	211
2021	254	242
2022	127	203
2023	139	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Namibia was 40.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 4.07% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 77.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Namibia	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	9.66%	17%
1968	9.64%	16.5%
1969	9.65%	15.5%
1970	9.65%	15.2%
1971	9.67%	15.1%
1972	9.68%	14.4%
1973	9.73%	14.1%
1974	9.79%	13.7%
1975	9.89%	13.4%
1976	10%	13%
1977	10.2%	12.5%
1978	10.3%	12.1%
1979	10.3%	11.7%
1980	10.3%	11.4%
1981	10.2%	11%
1982	9.93%	10.8%
1983	9.61%	10.6%
1984	9.22%	10.4%
1985	8.81%	10.1%
1986	8.43%	9.81%
1987	8.09%	9.47%
1988	7.81%	9.31%
1989	7.57%	9.02%
1990	7.39%	8.81%
1991	7.24%	8.66%
1992	7.14%	8.46%
1993	7.1%	8.19%
1994	7.13%	7.98%
1995	7.24%	7.76%
1996	7.39%	7.52%
1997	7.56%	7.28%
1998	7.7%	7.05%
1999	7.79%	6.76%
2000	7.79%	6.48%
2001	7.71%	6.21%
2002	7.61%	5.94%
2003	7.51%	5.65%
2004	7.41%	5.43%
2005	7.05%	5.16%
2006	6.49%	4.92%
2007	6.06%	4.7%
2008	5.64%	4.5%
2009	5.29%	4.31%
2010	5.08%	4.11%
2011	5.16%	3.97%
2012	5.51%	3.77%
2013	5.4%	3.61%
2014	5.31%	3.48%
2015	5.5%	3.35%
2016	5.42%	3.23%
2017	5.19%	3.11%
2018	5.01%	2.97%
2019	4.78%	2.86%
2020	4.57%	2.75%
2021	4.38%	2.66%
2022	4.2%	2.59%
2023	4.07%	2.49%