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Population in Cyprus compared to Namibia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cyprus was 1,358,282 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cyprus' population is 1,386,362 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Namibia's population is 2.29 times bigger than Cyprus'.
  • Cyprus is ranked the 153rd most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.02% for Cyprus vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cyprus has had an average growth rate of +1.26% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cyprus has increased from 1.05M people to 1.39M (31.5% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Cyprus vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cyprus Namibia
2100 1,283,630 5,958,153
2099 1,288,020 5,952,623
2098 1,292,508 5,947,142
2097 1,296,742 5,942,285
2096 1,301,023 5,938,162
2095 1,305,479 5,930,395
2094 1,309,718 5,922,248
2093 1,313,969 5,911,235
2092 1,318,737 5,899,026
2091 1,323,639 5,886,490
2090 1,328,837 5,871,938
2089 1,334,392 5,858,234
2088 1,340,131 5,842,720
2087 1,346,159 5,825,856
2086 1,352,854 5,806,643
2085 1,359,724 5,789,246
2084 1,366,740 5,771,050
2083 1,373,868 5,751,610
2082 1,381,157 5,730,648
2081 1,388,924 5,707,476
2080 1,396,828 5,682,842
2079 1,404,677 5,659,698
2078 1,412,505 5,634,313
2077 1,420,434 5,608,096
2076 1,428,032 5,580,829
2075 1,435,762 5,551,107
2074 1,443,463 5,522,025
2073 1,450,943 5,494,180
2072 1,458,241 5,464,749
2071 1,464,781 5,434,461
2070 1,471,110 5,403,822
2069 1,477,182 5,371,517
2068 1,483,033 5,336,950
2067 1,488,356 5,300,707
2066 1,492,983 5,263,191
2065 1,497,204 5,227,346
2064 1,501,025 5,190,323
2063 1,504,504 5,150,579
2062 1,507,711 5,109,760
2061 1,509,940 5,068,478
2060 1,511,787 5,023,587
2059 1,513,161 4,979,591
2058 1,514,533 4,933,964
2057 1,515,475 4,887,985
2056 1,515,978 4,840,537
2055 1,516,427 4,790,848
2054 1,516,816 4,741,942
2053 1,517,078 4,691,180
2052 1,517,120 4,639,835
2051 1,516,244 4,587,353
2050 1,515,102 4,533,502
2049 1,513,890 4,482,650
2048 1,512,298 4,430,309
2047 1,510,494 4,373,597
2046 1,508,356 4,318,050
2045 1,506,087 4,259,166
2044 1,503,508 4,202,338
2043 1,500,726 4,144,892
2042 1,497,592 4,088,713
2041 1,493,983 4,032,347
2040 1,489,871 3,976,987
2039 1,485,335 3,920,720
2038 1,480,323 3,862,015
2037 1,475,124 3,804,482
2036 1,469,196 3,747,072
2035 1,463,098 3,689,163
2034 1,456,442 3,631,737
2033 1,449,244 3,575,000
2032 1,441,479 3,516,310
2031 1,433,522 3,456,265
2030 1,424,675 3,395,964
2029 1,415,483 3,336,698
2028 1,405,454 3,277,428
2027 1,394,504 3,216,917
2026 1,383,344 3,156,839
2025 1,371,233 3,094,769
2024 1,358,282 3,030,131
2023 1,344,976 2,963,095
2022 1,331,370 2,889,662
2021 1,317,309 2,810,548
2020 1,302,247 2,728,762
2019 1,286,671 2,650,494
2018 1,270,737 2,577,327
2017 1,254,275 2,506,853
2016 1,237,112 2,439,213
2015 1,219,502 2,374,300
2014 1,201,801 2,312,139
2013 1,183,895 2,252,508
2012 1,165,397 2,194,654
2011 1,146,493 2,146,325
2010 1,127,816 2,109,811
2009 1,109,371 2,077,394
2008 1,091,026 2,047,056
2007 1,072,714 2,018,600
2006 1,054,418 1,991,888
2005 1,036,151 1,966,582
2004 1,017,875 1,942,082
2003 999,590 1,917,464
2002 981,440 1,889,970
2001 964,127 1,857,048
2000 947,667 1,818,647
1999 931,234 1,776,368
1998 914,548 1,732,745
1997 897,568 1,689,264
1996 880,290 1,646,103
1995 862,695 1,602,170
1994 844,667 1,556,304
1993 826,034 1,508,697
1992 810,341 1,461,322
1991 798,944 1,415,684
1990 788,351 1,369,303
1989 777,420 1,288,947
1988 766,235 1,209,696
1987 754,785 1,167,889
1986 743,105 1,131,081
1985 731,277 1,096,890
1984 719,334 1,065,989
1983 707,225 1,037,511
1982 696,497 1,010,308
1981 688,893 992,500
1980 683,076 981,434
1979 677,549 962,825
1978 672,249 947,269
1977 667,101 931,104
1976 662,032 906,566
1975 659,405 881,032
1974 663,254 854,320
1973 665,937 828,928
1972 661,063 804,399
1971 654,050 780,584
1970 647,446 757,868
1969 641,189 736,120
1968 635,157 715,542
1967 629,251 696,045
1966 623,390 677,655
1965 617,736 660,558
1964 612,521 644,530
1963 607,252 629,589
1962 601,466 615,759
1961 595,514 603,067
1960 586,490 591,465

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 149,250 people (a 12.1% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.29% to 1,515,102 people and will still be ranked 153rd. The population of Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Cyprus is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 1.52M people compared to the peak of 5.96M people in 2100 for Namibia.

Population growth rate by year

Cyprus
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cyprus Namibia
2100 -0.34% 0.09%
2099 -0.35% 0.09%
2098 -0.33% 0.08%
2097 -0.33% 0.07%
2096 -0.34% 0.13%
2095 -0.32% 0.14%
2094 -0.32% 0.19%
2093 -0.36% 0.21%
2092 -0.37% 0.21%
2091 -0.39% 0.25%
2090 -0.42% 0.23%
2089 -0.43% 0.27%
2088 -0.45% 0.29%
2087 -0.49% 0.33%
2086 -0.51% 0.3%
2085 -0.51% 0.32%
2084 -0.52% 0.34%
2083 -0.53% 0.37%
2082 -0.56% 0.41%
2081 -0.57% 0.43%
2080 -0.56% 0.41%
2079 -0.55% 0.45%
2078 -0.56% 0.47%
2077 -0.53% 0.49%
2076 -0.54% 0.54%
2075 -0.53% 0.53%
2074 -0.52% 0.51%
2073 -0.5% 0.54%
2072 -0.45% 0.56%
2071 -0.43% 0.57%
2070 -0.41% 0.6%
2069 -0.39% 0.65%
2068 -0.36% 0.68%
2067 -0.31% 0.71%
2066 -0.28% 0.69%
2065 -0.25% 0.71%
2064 -0.23% 0.77%
2063 -0.21% 0.8%
2062 -0.15% 0.81%
2061 -0.12% 0.89%
2060 -0.09% 0.88%
2059 -0.09% 0.92%
2058 -0.06% 0.94%
2057 -0.03% 0.98%
2056 -0.03% 1.04%
2055 -0.03% 1.03%
2054 -0.02% 1.08%
2053 -0.003% 1.11%
2052 0.06% 1.14%
2051 0.08% 1.19%
2050 0.08% 1.13%
2049 0.11% 1.18%
2048 0.12% 1.3%
2047 0.14% 1.29%
2046 0.15% 1.38%
2045 0.17% 1.35%
2044 0.19% 1.39%
2043 0.21% 1.37%
2042 0.24% 1.4%
2041 0.28% 1.39%
2040 0.31% 1.44%
2039 0.34% 1.52%
2038 0.35% 1.51%
2037 0.4% 1.53%
2036 0.42% 1.57%
2035 0.46% 1.58%
2034 0.5% 1.59%
2033 0.54% 1.67%
2032 0.56% 1.74%
2031 0.62% 1.78%
2030 0.65% 1.78%
2029 0.71% 1.81%
2028 0.79% 1.88%
2027 0.81% 1.9%
2026 0.88% 2.01%
2025 0.95% 2.13%
2024 0.99% 2.26%
2023 1.02% 2.54%
2022 1.07% 2.81%
2021 1.16% 3%
2020 1.21% 2.95%
2019 1.25% 2.84%
2018 1.31% 2.81%
2017 1.39% 2.77%
2016 1.44% 2.73%
2015 1.47% 2.69%
2014 1.51% 2.65%
2013 1.59% 2.64%
2012 1.65% 2.25%
2011 1.66% 1.73%
2010 1.66% 1.56%
2009 1.68% 1.48%
2008 1.71% 1.41%
2007 1.74% 1.34%
2006 1.76% 1.29%
2005 1.8% 1.26%
2004 1.83% 1.28%
2003 1.85% 1.45%
2002 1.8% 1.77%
2001 1.74% 2.11%
2000 1.76% 2.38%
1999 1.82% 2.52%
1998 1.89% 2.57%
1997 1.96% 2.62%
1996 2.04% 2.74%
1995 2.13% 2.95%
1994 2.26% 3.16%
1993 1.94% 3.24%
1992 1.43% 3.22%
1991 1.34% 3.39%
1990 1.41% 6.23%
1989 1.46% 6.55%
1988 1.52% 3.58%
1987 1.57% 3.25%
1986 1.62% 3.12%
1985 1.66% 2.9%
1984 1.71% 2.74%
1983 1.54% 2.69%
1982 1.1% 1.79%
1981 0.85% 1.13%
1980 0.82% 1.93%
1979 0.79% 1.64%
1978 0.77% 1.74%
1977 0.77% 2.71%
1976 0.4% 2.9%
1975 -0.58% 3.13%
1974 -0.4% 3.06%
1973 0.74% 3.05%
1972 1.07% 3.05%
1971 1.02% 3%
1970 0.98% 2.95%
1969 0.95% 2.88%
1968 0.94% 2.8%
1967 0.94% 2.71%
1966 0.92% 2.59%
1965 0.85% 2.49%
1964 0.87% 2.37%
1963 0.96% 2.25%
1962 1% 2.1%
1961 1.54% 1.96%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/namibia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cyprus grew by 0.99%, while Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Cyprus Namibia
Current population
1386362
3173089
Population rank 153/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.04%
One net population change
39.5 minutes
7.84 minutes
One birth every
36.2 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
55.3 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +36 +184
Annual growth/decline +13,306 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate +0.99% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 103/197 41/197
One migration net change every
1.13 hours
4.71 hours
Annual migration change +7,749 +1,866
Net migration rank 46/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 202,062 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 111/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 42/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cyprus
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cyprus Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 7,749 - 1,866
2024 - 8,138 - 4,211
2023 5,025 8,697 58,435 11,675
2022 4,466 9,014 54,534 22,212
2021 5,305 9,341 50,160 31,327
2020 5,826 9,653 55,034 27,056
2019 5,679 9,983 54,769 19,676
2018 5,905 10,311 53,970 17,920
2017 6,082 10,632 52,975 16,080
2016 6,643 10,951 52,228 14,002
2015 6,340 11,277 50,846 12,755
2014 6,193 11,599 49,581 11,134
2013 6,116 11,914 47,801 10,748
2012 6,726 12,237 46,204 10,957
2011 6,271 12,566 43,557 -4,067
2010 6,723 11,793 42,046 -8,518
2009 6,820 11,555 39,942 -8,626
2008 6,429 11,887 38,147 -8,775
2007 5,983 12,332 36,430 -8,905
2006 6,166 12,110 34,690 -8,792
2005 5,646 12,616 32,909 -8,195
2004 5,705 12,583 31,478 -7,192
2003 5,484 12,786 31,115 -6,153
2002 5,225 12,814 31,947 -1,913
2001 5,308 11,283 32,942 2,869
2000 5,570 10,753 35,280 5,709
1999 5,524 11,023 37,233 6,333
1998 5,879 10,942 37,500 6,180
1997 6,444 10,696 37,256 6,023
1996 6,911 10,506 37,177 5,866
1995 7,226 10,549 39,119 5,712
1994 7,973 10,305 41,316 5,578
1993 8,463 10,520 42,861 5,464
1992 9,844 2,562 43,945 2,487
1991 9,102 1,294 44,523 309
1990 9,417 1,371 43,956 3,969
1989 9,156 1,903 37,715 75,072
1988 9,595 1,727 34,798 10,916
1987 9,114 2,465 33,340 4,559
1986 9,412 2,362 31,764 3,953
1985 9,242 2,647 30,575 2,090
1984 9,516 2,485 29,395 -267
1983 9,318 2,899 28,307 -481
1982 9,282 -46 27,474 -889
1981 7,135 -1,171 27,938 -18,901
1980 7,954 -2,284 28,142 -15,041
1979 6,620 -1,232 28,930 -4,818
1978 5,949 -735 29,821 -22,827
1977 5,607 -521 29,241 -3,907
1976 6,546 -1,496 28,785 -5,048
1975 5,023 -4,820 27,882 -553
1974 321 -8,220 26,844 -744
1973 5,405 -2,877 25,754 -1,066
1972 8,244 -1,037 24,606 -236
1971 8,398 -1,586 23,467 -208
1970 8,412 -2,001 22,414 -244
1969 8,857 -2,744 21,387 -57
1968 9,153 -3,207 20,470 -636
1967 9,313 -3,451 19,498 -339
1966 9,478 -3,623 18,635 -1,023
1965 9,643 -4,184 17,902 -1,327
1964 8,322 -3,347 17,134 -1,660
1963 8,568 -3,005 16,430 -2,016
1962 9,455 -3,441 15,656 -2,403
1961 9,584 -3,695 14,936 -2,807
1960 8,385 3,766 14,307 -3,227

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cyprus/namibia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36.2% of the population change in Cyprus is from natural causes (a gain of 57,464 people) and 63.8% is from migration (a gain of 101,458 people). In Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 202,062 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Cyprus, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

Biggest cities by population

Cyprus
City Population
Limassol 108K
Larnaca 59.2K
Nicosia 56.8K
Famagusta 40.9K
Paphos 36K
Kyrenia 33.2K
Aradippou 19.2K
Paralimni 15K
Ypsonas 11.1K
Dali 10.5K
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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