The current population of Namibia is 3,141,364 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 3,030,131 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Namibia is ranked 134/197 by population and was ranked 143rd in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 1.97M people to 3.14M (59.7% growth in 20 years).
- Namibia is projected to reach 5.9M people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of 2.99% per year.
- Namibia accounts for 0.04% of the world's population.
Namibia population clock
Namibia
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
3141364
|
8266870341
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| Population rank | 134/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | N/A |
| One net population change |
7.84 minutes
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0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
6.85 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
28.8 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +184 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +67,036 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.26% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 43/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
2.08 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +4,211 | N/A |
Namibia population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 591,465 | - |
| 1961 | 603,067 | 1.96% |
| 1962 | 615,759 | 2.1% |
| 1963 | 629,589 | 2.25% |
| 1964 | 644,530 | 2.37% |
| 1965 | 660,558 | 2.49% |
| 1966 | 677,655 | 2.59% |
| 1967 | 696,045 | 2.71% |
| 1968 | 715,542 | 2.8% |
| 1969 | 736,120 | 2.88% |
| 1970 | 757,868 | 2.95% |
| 1971 | 780,584 | 3% |
| 1972 | 804,399 | 3.05% |
| 1973 | 828,928 | 3.05% |
| 1974 | 854,320 | 3.06% |
| 1975 | 881,032 | 3.13% |
| 1976 | 906,566 | 2.9% |
| 1977 | 931,104 | 2.71% |
| 1978 | 947,269 | 1.74% |
| 1979 | 962,825 | 1.64% |
| 1980 | 981,434 | 1.93% |
| 1981 | 992,500 | 1.13% |
| 1982 | 1,010,308 | 1.79% |
| 1983 | 1,037,511 | 2.69% |
| 1984 | 1,065,989 | 2.74% |
| 1985 | 1,096,890 | 2.9% |
| 1986 | 1,131,081 | 3.12% |
| 1987 | 1,167,889 | 3.25% |
| 1988 | 1,209,696 | 3.58% |
| 1989 | 1,288,947 | 6.55% |
| 1990 | 1,369,303 | 6.23% |
| 1991 | 1,415,684 | 3.39% |
| 1992 | 1,461,322 | 3.22% |
| 1993 | 1,508,697 | 3.24% |
| 1994 | 1,556,304 | 3.16% |
| 1995 | 1,602,170 | 2.95% |
| 1996 | 1,646,103 | 2.74% |
| 1997 | 1,689,264 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | 1,732,745 | 2.57% |
| 1999 | 1,776,368 | 2.52% |
| 2000 | 1,818,647 | 2.38% |
| 2001 | 1,857,048 | 2.11% |
| 2002 | 1,889,970 | 1.77% |
| 2003 | 1,917,464 | 1.45% |
| 2004 | 1,942,082 | 1.28% |
| 2005 | 1,966,582 | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 1,991,888 | 1.29% |
| 2007 | 2,018,600 | 1.34% |
| 2008 | 2,047,056 | 1.41% |
| 2009 | 2,077,394 | 1.48% |
| 2010 | 2,109,811 | 1.56% |
| 2011 | 2,146,325 | 1.73% |
| 2012 | 2,194,654 | 2.25% |
| 2013 | 2,252,508 | 2.64% |
| 2014 | 2,312,139 | 2.65% |
| 2015 | 2,374,300 | 2.69% |
| 2016 | 2,439,213 | 2.73% |
| 2017 | 2,506,853 | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 2,577,327 | 2.81% |
| 2019 | 2,650,494 | 2.84% |
| 2020 | 2,728,762 | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 2,810,548 | 3% |
| 2022 | 2,889,662 | 2.81% |
| 2023 | 2,963,095 | 2.54% |
| 2024 | 3,030,131 | 2.26% |
| 2025 | 3,092,826 | 2.07% |
| 2026 | 3,153,252 | 1.95% |
| 2027 | 3,212,910 | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 3,272,166 | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 3,330,819 | 1.79% |
| 2030 | 3,389,961 | 1.78% |
| 2031 | 3,449,508 | 1.76% |
| 2032 | 3,508,245 | 1.7% |
| 2033 | 3,565,349 | 1.63% |
| 2034 | 3,621,829 | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 3,678,888 | 1.58% |
| 2036 | 3,735,939 | 1.55% |
| 2037 | 3,792,807 | 1.52% |
| 2038 | 3,850,310 | 1.52% |
| 2039 | 3,907,182 | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 3,962,414 | 1.41% |
| 2041 | 4,017,690 | 1.4% |
| 2042 | 4,073,359 | 1.39% |
| 2043 | 4,129,577 | 1.38% |
| 2044 | 4,186,114 | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 4,243,359 | 1.37% |
| 2046 | 4,299,969 | 1.33% |
| 2047 | 4,355,507 | 1.29% |
| 2048 | 4,409,459 | 1.24% |
| 2049 | 4,460,507 | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 4,512,307 | 1.16% |
Namibia has a population of 3.14M as of 2025, compared to 2.37M in 2015, 1.97M in 2005, and 1.6M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.23% per year. Namibia is ranked 20th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Namibia will have 4,243,359 people (35.1% growth) with a rank change from 134th to 131st.
By the year 2100, Namibia's population is projected to grow by 87.8% to 5.9M people.
Largest cities by population
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Namibia
|
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Windhoek | 431K |
| Walvis Bay | 103K |
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Namibia population statistics
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Namibia
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.7 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 22.1 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.53 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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