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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 9.33 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Namibia vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Nepal
2100 5,958,153 31,902,377
2099 5,952,623 32,090,762
2098 5,947,142 32,277,789
2097 5,942,285 32,464,318
2096 5,938,162 32,647,891
2095 5,930,395 32,828,594
2094 5,922,248 33,009,460
2093 5,911,235 33,186,290
2092 5,899,026 33,361,327
2091 5,886,490 33,532,505
2090 5,871,938 33,699,660
2089 5,858,234 33,863,636
2088 5,842,720 34,022,597
2087 5,825,856 34,175,457
2086 5,806,643 34,322,945
2085 5,789,246 34,468,441
2084 5,771,050 34,605,513
2083 5,751,610 34,735,114
2082 5,730,648 34,856,938
2081 5,707,476 34,972,075
2080 5,682,842 35,080,783
2079 5,659,698 35,183,584
2078 5,634,313 35,277,254
2077 5,608,096 35,362,658
2076 5,580,829 35,440,746
2075 5,551,107 35,510,291
2074 5,522,025 35,573,094
2073 5,494,180 35,627,375
2072 5,464,749 35,670,886
2071 5,434,461 35,709,979
2070 5,403,822 35,739,580
2069 5,371,517 35,759,193
2068 5,336,950 35,770,405
2067 5,300,707 35,774,081
2066 5,263,191 35,770,220
2065 5,227,346 35,758,824
2064 5,190,323 35,737,661
2063 5,150,579 35,709,945
2062 5,109,760 35,669,839
2061 5,068,478 35,623,365
2060 5,023,587 35,567,728
2059 4,979,591 35,503,043
2058 4,933,964 35,427,419
2057 4,887,985 35,345,633
2056 4,840,537 35,253,644
2055 4,790,848 35,155,433
2054 4,741,942 35,050,330
2053 4,691,180 34,936,594
2052 4,639,835 34,816,009
2051 4,587,353 34,684,328
2050 4,533,502 34,546,267
2049 4,482,650 34,400,898
2048 4,430,309 34,250,249
2047 4,373,597 34,091,495
2046 4,318,050 33,921,975
2045 4,259,166 33,747,892
2044 4,202,338 33,566,784
2043 4,144,892 33,380,395
2042 4,088,713 33,186,321
2041 4,032,347 32,987,097
2040 3,976,987 32,781,189
2039 3,920,720 32,569,731
2038 3,862,015 32,349,742
2037 3,804,482 32,125,036
2036 3,747,072 31,892,962
2035 3,689,163 31,653,976
2034 3,631,737 31,407,460
2033 3,575,000 31,152,292
2032 3,516,310 30,890,627
2031 3,456,265 30,623,706
2030 3,395,964 30,349,201
2029 3,336,698 30,068,368
2028 3,277,428 29,780,585
2027 3,216,917 29,627,864
2026 3,156,839 29,585,230
2025 3,094,769 29,605,298
2024 3,030,131 29,651,054
2023 2,963,095 29,694,614
2022 2,889,662 29,715,436
2021 2,810,548 29,475,010
2020 2,728,762 28,966,574
2019 2,650,494 28,414,064
2018 2,577,327 28,079,689
2017 2,506,853 28,011,258
2016 2,439,213 27,955,462
2015 2,374,300 27,823,629
2014 2,312,139 27,672,370
2013 2,252,508 27,589,996
2012 2,194,654 27,534,915
2011 2,146,325 27,464,494
2010 2,109,811 27,341,952
2009 2,077,394 27,173,035
2008 2,047,056 26,990,037
2007 2,018,600 26,788,492
2006 1,991,888 26,565,425
2005 1,966,582 26,309,458
2004 1,942,082 26,016,656
2003 1,917,464 25,688,758
2002 1,889,970 25,328,981
2001 1,857,048 24,946,748
2000 1,818,647 24,546,509
1999 1,776,368 24,125,199
1998 1,732,745 23,680,357
1997 1,689,264 23,219,463
1996 1,646,103 22,741,862
1995 1,602,170 22,245,439
1994 1,556,304 21,717,479
1993 1,508,697 21,180,159
1992 1,461,322 20,609,707
1991 1,415,684 20,036,500
1990 1,369,303 19,524,573
1989 1,288,947 19,057,807
1988 1,209,696 18,638,661
1987 1,167,889 18,250,505
1986 1,131,081 17,868,124
1985 1,096,890 17,477,692
1984 1,065,989 17,085,242
1983 1,037,511 16,689,119
1982 1,010,308 16,297,987
1981 992,500 15,922,423
1980 981,434 15,553,105
1979 962,825 15,190,590
1978 947,269 14,839,695
1977 931,104 14,499,175
1976 906,566 14,177,649
1975 881,032 13,870,695
1974 854,320 13,568,435
1973 828,928 13,275,239
1972 804,399 12,989,099
1971 780,584 12,710,061
1970 757,868 12,436,190
1969 736,120 12,167,036
1968 715,542 11,906,266
1967 696,045 11,652,716
1966 677,655 11,408,710
1965 660,558 11,173,411
1964 644,530 10,946,392
1963 629,589 10,729,818
1962 615,759 10,521,116
1961 603,067 10,318,396
1960 591,465 10,123,658

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/namibia/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Namibia's population will grow by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people with a rank change from 134th to 131st. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Nepal
2100 0.09% -0.59%
2099 0.09% -0.58%
2098 0.08% -0.57%
2097 0.07% -0.56%
2096 0.13% -0.55%
2095 0.14% -0.55%
2094 0.19% -0.53%
2093 0.21% -0.52%
2092 0.21% -0.51%
2091 0.25% -0.5%
2090 0.23% -0.48%
2089 0.27% -0.47%
2088 0.29% -0.45%
2087 0.33% -0.43%
2086 0.3% -0.42%
2085 0.32% -0.4%
2084 0.34% -0.37%
2083 0.37% -0.35%
2082 0.41% -0.33%
2081 0.43% -0.31%
2080 0.41% -0.29%
2079 0.45% -0.27%
2078 0.47% -0.24%
2077 0.49% -0.22%
2076 0.54% -0.2%
2075 0.53% -0.18%
2074 0.51% -0.15%
2073 0.54% -0.12%
2072 0.56% -0.11%
2071 0.57% -0.08%
2070 0.6% -0.05%
2069 0.65% -0.03%
2068 0.68% -0.01%
2067 0.71% 0.01%
2066 0.69% 0.03%
2065 0.71% 0.06%
2064 0.77% 0.08%
2063 0.8% 0.11%
2062 0.81% 0.13%
2061 0.89% 0.16%
2060 0.88% 0.18%
2059 0.92% 0.21%
2058 0.94% 0.23%
2057 0.98% 0.26%
2056 1.04% 0.28%
2055 1.03% 0.3%
2054 1.08% 0.33%
2053 1.11% 0.35%
2052 1.14% 0.38%
2051 1.19% 0.4%
2050 1.13% 0.42%
2049 1.18% 0.44%
2048 1.3% 0.47%
2047 1.29% 0.5%
2046 1.38% 0.52%
2045 1.35% 0.54%
2044 1.39% 0.56%
2043 1.37% 0.58%
2042 1.4% 0.6%
2041 1.39% 0.63%
2040 1.44% 0.65%
2039 1.52% 0.68%
2038 1.51% 0.7%
2037 1.53% 0.73%
2036 1.57% 0.75%
2035 1.58% 0.78%
2034 1.59% 0.82%
2033 1.67% 0.85%
2032 1.74% 0.87%
2031 1.78% 0.9%
2030 1.78% 0.93%
2029 1.81% 0.97%
2028 1.88% 0.52%
2027 1.9% 0.14%
2026 2.01% -0.07%
2025 2.13% -0.15%
2024 2.26% -0.15%
2023 2.54% -0.07%
2022 2.81% 0.82%
2021 3% 1.76%
2020 2.95% 1.94%
2019 2.84% 1.19%
2018 2.81% 0.24%
2017 2.77% 0.2%
2016 2.73% 0.47%
2015 2.69% 0.55%
2014 2.65% 0.3%
2013 2.64% 0.2%
2012 2.25% 0.26%
2011 1.73% 0.45%
2010 1.56% 0.62%
2009 1.48% 0.68%
2008 1.41% 0.75%
2007 1.34% 0.84%
2006 1.29% 0.97%
2005 1.26% 1.13%
2004 1.28% 1.28%
2003 1.45% 1.42%
2002 1.77% 1.53%
2001 2.11% 1.63%
2000 2.38% 1.75%
1999 2.52% 1.88%
1998 2.57% 1.98%
1997 2.62% 2.1%
1996 2.74% 2.23%
1995 2.95% 2.43%
1994 3.16% 2.54%
1993 3.24% 2.77%
1992 3.22% 2.86%
1991 3.39% 2.62%
1990 6.23% 2.45%
1989 6.55% 2.25%
1988 3.58% 2.13%
1987 3.25% 2.14%
1986 3.12% 2.23%
1985 2.9% 2.3%
1984 2.74% 2.37%
1983 2.69% 2.4%
1982 1.79% 2.36%
1981 1.13% 2.37%
1980 1.93% 2.39%
1979 1.64% 2.36%
1978 1.74% 2.35%
1977 2.71% 2.27%
1976 2.9% 2.21%
1975 3.13% 2.23%
1974 3.06% 2.21%
1973 3.05% 2.2%
1972 3.05% 2.2%
1971 3% 2.2%
1970 2.95% 2.21%
1969 2.88% 2.19%
1968 2.8% 2.18%
1967 2.71% 2.14%
1966 2.59% 2.11%
1965 2.49% 2.07%
1964 2.37% 2.02%
1963 2.25% 1.98%
1962 2.1% 1.96%
1961 1.96% 1.92%

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/namibia/nepal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Namibia Nepal
Current population
3173089
29596762
Population rank 134/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.36%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 -119
Annual growth/decline +67,036 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 174/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -364,699
Net migration rank 57/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -364,699
2024 - 4,211 - -401,282
2023 58,435 11,675 368,450 -409,782
2022 54,534 22,212 379,021 -379,321
2021 50,160 31,327 351,165 130,001
2020 55,034 27,056 373,553 162,139
2019 54,769 19,676 387,113 182,203
2018 53,970 17,920 394,576 -295,151
2017 52,975 16,080 406,219 -368,787
2016 52,228 14,002 415,921 -341,748
2015 50,846 12,755 410,565 -221,062
2014 49,581 11,134 423,166 -310,156
2013 47,801 10,748 424,804 -373,064
2012 46,204 10,957 430,151 -371,707
2011 43,557 -4,067 429,957 -347,552
2010 42,046 -8,518 432,631 -269,963
2009 39,942 -8,626 441,290 -266,144
2008 38,147 -8,775 452,353 -261,540
2007 36,430 -8,905 464,780 -252,526
2006 34,690 -8,792 475,335 -241,455
2005 32,909 -8,195 489,093 -211,024
2004 31,478 -7,192 504,853 -197,336
2003 31,115 -6,153 516,575 -168,314
2002 31,947 -1,913 525,045 -153,730
2001 32,942 2,869 542,118 -148,973
2000 35,280 5,709 554,506 -147,193
1999 37,233 6,333 557,847 -122,551
1998 37,500 6,180 562,787 -108,400
1997 37,256 6,023 565,882 -98,454
1996 37,177 5,866 580,099 -92,307
1995 39,119 5,712 591,283 -86,232
1994 41,316 5,578 578,293 -27,415
1993 42,861 5,464 561,549 -37,782
1992 43,945 2,487 533,029 84,113
1991 44,523 309 512,233 17,056
1990 43,956 3,969 495,202 -640
1989 37,715 75,072 478,771 -39,808
1988 34,798 10,916 463,581 -64,246
1987 33,340 4,559 449,400 -72,437
1986 31,764 3,953 434,802 -47,017
1985 30,575 2,090 423,240 -30,154
1984 29,395 -267 411,122 -19,300
1983 28,307 -481 399,103 1,304
1982 27,474 -889 385,741 -3,898
1981 27,938 -18,901 374,145 -4,855
1980 28,142 -15,041 364,254 5,084
1979 28,930 -4,818 355,597 88
1978 29,821 -22,827 345,765 346
1977 29,241 -3,907 332,843 2,108
1976 28,785 -5,048 323,222 -15,119
1975 27,882 -553 312,479 -6,686
1974 26,844 -744 303,078 -4,361
1973 25,754 -1,066 288,750 -1,076
1972 24,606 -236 286,708 -2,107
1971 23,467 -208 280,752 -7,284
1970 22,414 -244 272,439 1,847
1969 21,387 -57 264,560 -527
1968 20,470 -636 258,259 -746
1967 19,498 -339 249,240 347
1966 18,635 -1,023 241,716 -3,306
1965 17,902 -1,327 233,726 -1,551
1964 17,134 -1,660 227,948 -6,087
1963 16,430 -2,016 219,586 -8,303
1962 15,656 -2,403 215,368 -9,249
1961 14,936 -2,807 209,917 -10,601
1960 14,307 -3,227 203,374 -13,223

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 74.3% of the population change in Namibia is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people). In Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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