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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 2.25 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Namibia vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Nicaragua
2100 5,958,153 8,688,116
2099 5,952,623 8,724,538
2098 5,947,142 8,760,232
2097 5,942,285 8,794,755
2096 5,938,162 8,828,433
2095 5,930,395 8,861,157
2094 5,922,248 8,892,755
2093 5,911,235 8,924,287
2092 5,899,026 8,954,488
2091 5,886,490 8,984,026
2090 5,871,938 9,012,075
2089 5,858,234 9,039,709
2088 5,842,720 9,065,862
2087 5,825,856 9,090,942
2086 5,806,643 9,115,336
2085 5,789,246 9,138,363
2084 5,771,050 9,160,205
2083 5,751,610 9,180,483
2082 5,730,648 9,199,639
2081 5,707,476 9,217,574
2080 5,682,842 9,233,677
2079 5,659,698 9,247,995
2078 5,634,313 9,260,269
2077 5,608,096 9,271,296
2076 5,580,829 9,280,355
2075 5,551,107 9,287,263
2074 5,522,025 9,293,340
2073 5,494,180 9,297,217
2072 5,464,749 9,298,930
2071 5,434,461 9,298,548
2070 5,403,822 9,296,541
2069 5,371,517 9,292,245
2068 5,336,950 9,285,519
2067 5,300,707 9,277,073
2066 5,263,191 9,266,063
2065 5,227,346 9,253,359
2064 5,190,323 9,238,451
2063 5,150,579 9,221,261
2062 5,109,760 9,201,687
2061 5,068,478 9,180,231
2060 5,023,587 9,156,164
2059 4,979,591 9,129,485
2058 4,933,964 9,100,437
2057 4,887,985 9,069,770
2056 4,840,537 9,037,076
2055 4,790,848 9,002,004
2054 4,741,942 8,964,646
2053 4,691,180 8,925,248
2052 4,639,835 8,883,323
2051 4,587,353 8,838,651
2050 4,533,502 8,791,647
2049 4,482,650 8,743,003
2048 4,430,309 8,691,701
2047 4,373,597 8,638,293
2046 4,318,050 8,583,244
2045 4,259,166 8,525,953
2044 4,202,338 8,466,669
2043 4,144,892 8,405,733
2042 4,088,713 8,342,871
2041 4,032,347 8,278,159
2040 3,976,987 8,211,510
2039 3,920,720 8,143,346
2038 3,862,015 8,072,943
2037 3,804,482 8,000,701
2036 3,747,072 7,926,969
2035 3,689,163 7,851,540
2034 3,631,737 7,774,327
2033 3,575,000 7,695,506
2032 3,516,310 7,615,273
2031 3,456,265 7,533,169
2030 3,395,964 7,449,842
2029 3,336,698 7,364,850
2028 3,277,428 7,278,061
2027 3,216,917 7,189,755
2026 3,156,839 7,100,090
2025 3,094,769 7,008,896
2024 3,030,131 6,916,140
2023 2,963,095 6,823,613
2022 2,889,662 6,730,654
2021 2,810,548 6,644,741
2020 2,728,762 6,565,267
2019 2,650,494 6,483,657
2018 2,577,327 6,400,080
2017 2,506,853 6,316,231
2016 2,439,213 6,232,666
2015 2,374,300 6,149,417
2014 2,312,139 6,066,492
2013 2,252,508 5,983,845
2012 2,194,654 5,901,287
2011 2,146,325 5,819,051
2010 2,109,811 5,737,450
2009 2,077,394 5,656,601
2008 2,047,056 5,576,593
2007 2,018,600 5,497,243
2006 1,991,888 5,418,855
2005 1,966,582 5,342,105
2004 1,942,082 5,272,912
2003 1,917,464 5,210,963
2002 1,889,970 5,149,909
2001 1,857,048 5,087,825
2000 1,818,647 5,022,633
1999 1,776,368 4,954,018
1998 1,732,745 4,883,655
1997 1,689,264 4,809,573
1996 1,646,103 4,729,974
1995 1,602,170 4,642,931
1994 1,556,304 4,549,316
1993 1,508,697 4,453,732
1992 1,461,322 4,357,026
1991 1,415,684 4,259,637
1990 1,369,303 4,162,559
1989 1,288,947 4,066,476
1988 1,209,696 3,972,320
1987 1,167,889 3,882,164
1986 1,131,081 3,794,157
1985 1,096,890 3,706,479
1984 1,065,989 3,619,104
1983 1,037,511 3,530,282
1982 1,010,308 3,438,745
1981 992,500 3,345,674
1980 981,434 3,252,403
1979 962,825 3,164,525
1978 947,269 3,080,314
1977 931,104 2,992,534
1976 906,566 2,903,851
1975 881,032 2,816,943
1974 854,320 2,732,075
1973 828,928 2,649,278
1972 804,399 2,573,578
1971 780,584 2,499,825
1970 757,868 2,423,065
1969 736,120 2,348,398
1968 715,542 2,275,836
1967 696,045 2,205,567
1966 677,655 2,137,820
1965 660,558 2,072,681
1964 644,530 2,010,176
1963 629,589 1,950,159
1962 615,759 1,892,320
1961 603,067 1,836,451
1960 591,465 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Nicaragua
2100 0.09% -0.42%
2099 0.09% -0.41%
2098 0.08% -0.39%
2097 0.07% -0.38%
2096 0.13% -0.37%
2095 0.14% -0.36%
2094 0.19% -0.35%
2093 0.21% -0.34%
2092 0.21% -0.33%
2091 0.25% -0.31%
2090 0.23% -0.31%
2089 0.27% -0.29%
2088 0.29% -0.28%
2087 0.33% -0.27%
2086 0.3% -0.25%
2085 0.32% -0.24%
2084 0.34% -0.22%
2083 0.37% -0.21%
2082 0.41% -0.19%
2081 0.43% -0.17%
2080 0.41% -0.15%
2079 0.45% -0.13%
2078 0.47% -0.12%
2077 0.49% -0.1%
2076 0.54% -0.07%
2075 0.53% -0.07%
2074 0.51% -0.04%
2073 0.54% -0.02%
2072 0.56% 0.004%
2071 0.57% 0.02%
2070 0.6% 0.05%
2069 0.65% 0.07%
2068 0.68% 0.09%
2067 0.71% 0.12%
2066 0.69% 0.14%
2065 0.71% 0.16%
2064 0.77% 0.19%
2063 0.8% 0.21%
2062 0.81% 0.23%
2061 0.89% 0.26%
2060 0.88% 0.29%
2059 0.92% 0.32%
2058 0.94% 0.34%
2057 0.98% 0.36%
2056 1.04% 0.39%
2055 1.03% 0.42%
2054 1.08% 0.44%
2053 1.11% 0.47%
2052 1.14% 0.51%
2051 1.19% 0.53%
2050 1.13% 0.56%
2049 1.18% 0.59%
2048 1.3% 0.62%
2047 1.29% 0.64%
2046 1.38% 0.67%
2045 1.35% 0.7%
2044 1.39% 0.72%
2043 1.37% 0.75%
2042 1.4% 0.78%
2041 1.39% 0.81%
2040 1.44% 0.84%
2039 1.52% 0.87%
2038 1.51% 0.9%
2037 1.53% 0.93%
2036 1.57% 0.96%
2035 1.58% 0.99%
2034 1.59% 1.02%
2033 1.67% 1.05%
2032 1.74% 1.09%
2031 1.78% 1.12%
2030 1.78% 1.15%
2029 1.81% 1.19%
2028 1.88% 1.23%
2027 1.9% 1.26%
2026 2.01% 1.3%
2025 2.13% 1.34%
2024 2.26% 1.36%
2023 2.54% 1.38%
2022 2.81% 1.29%
2021 3% 1.21%
2020 2.95% 1.26%
2019 2.84% 1.31%
2018 2.81% 1.33%
2017 2.77% 1.34%
2016 2.73% 1.35%
2015 2.69% 1.37%
2014 2.65% 1.38%
2013 2.64% 1.4%
2012 2.25% 1.41%
2011 1.73% 1.42%
2010 1.56% 1.43%
2009 1.48% 1.43%
2008 1.41% 1.44%
2007 1.34% 1.45%
2006 1.29% 1.44%
2005 1.26% 1.31%
2004 1.28% 1.19%
2003 1.45% 1.19%
2002 1.77% 1.22%
2001 2.11% 1.3%
2000 2.38% 1.39%
1999 2.52% 1.44%
1998 2.57% 1.54%
1997 2.62% 1.68%
1996 2.74% 1.87%
1995 2.95% 2.06%
1994 3.16% 2.15%
1993 3.24% 2.22%
1992 3.22% 2.29%
1991 3.39% 2.33%
1990 6.23% 2.36%
1989 6.55% 2.37%
1988 3.58% 2.32%
1987 3.25% 2.32%
1986 3.12% 2.37%
1985 2.9% 2.41%
1984 2.74% 2.52%
1983 2.69% 2.66%
1982 1.79% 2.78%
1981 1.13% 2.87%
1980 1.93% 2.78%
1979 1.64% 2.73%
1978 1.74% 2.93%
1977 2.71% 3.05%
1976 2.9% 3.09%
1975 3.13% 3.11%
1974 3.06% 3.13%
1973 3.05% 2.94%
1972 3.05% 2.95%
1971 3% 3.17%
1970 2.95% 3.18%
1969 2.88% 3.19%
1968 2.8% 3.19%
1967 2.71% 3.17%
1966 2.59% 3.14%
1965 2.49% 3.11%
1964 2.37% 3.08%
1963 2.25% 3.06%
1962 2.1% 3.04%
1961 1.96% 3.03%

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/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Namibia Nicaragua
Current population
3173089
7124343
Population rank 134/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.09%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
5.68 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +253
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 78/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
1.05 hours
Annual migration change +1,866 -8,371
Net migration rank 57/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -8,371
2024 - 4,211 - -8,189
2023 58,435 11,675 100,921 -7,996
2022 54,534 22,212 100,987 -7,996
2021 50,160 31,327 89,213 -10,383
2020 55,034 27,056 90,515 -10,383
2019 54,769 19,676 102,817 -19,730
2018 53,970 17,920 104,814 -20,742
2017 52,975 16,080 105,468 -21,849
2016 52,228 14,002 106,585 -23,076
2015 50,846 12,755 107,344 -24,353
2014 49,581 11,134 108,420 -25,570
2013 47,801 10,748 109,032 -26,587
2012 46,204 10,957 110,065 -27,389
2011 43,557 -4,067 110,026 -28,221
2010 42,046 -8,518 110,475 -29,081
2009 39,942 -8,626 110,213 -29,913
2008 38,147 -8,775 110,395 -30,675
2007 36,430 -8,905 110,341 -31,357
2006 34,690 -8,792 110,073 -32,274
2005 32,909 -8,195 108,984 -33,280
2004 31,478 -7,192 106,904 -44,222
2003 31,115 -6,153 106,142 -44,931
2002 31,947 -1,913 105,805 -44,906
2001 32,942 2,869 107,109 -43,837
2000 35,280 5,709 109,192 -42,087
1999 37,233 6,333 110,217 -40,095
1998 37,500 6,180 108,862 -38,260
1997 37,256 6,023 114,415 -36,851
1996 37,177 5,866 116,849 -35,208
1995 39,119 5,712 118,325 -25,889
1994 41,316 5,578 119,565 -24,773
1993 42,861 5,464 120,469 -24,091
1992 43,945 2,487 121,204 -24,171
1991 44,523 309 121,787 -24,028
1990 43,956 3,969 120,677 -24,280
1989 37,715 75,072 120,128 -24,364
1988 34,798 10,916 117,299 -24,753
1987 33,340 4,559 112,885 -25,127
1986 31,764 3,953 113,054 -24,805
1985 30,575 2,090 110,949 -23,840
1984 29,395 -267 110,133 -22,493
1983 28,307 -481 110,618 -20,620
1982 27,474 -889 112,468 -19,395
1981 27,938 -18,901 110,421 -17,353
1980 28,142 -15,041 108,604 -15,130
1979 28,930 -4,818 96,429 -14,152
1978 29,821 -22,827 98,419 -12,273
1977 29,241 -3,907 100,498 -11,082
1976 28,785 -5,048 98,100 -10,155
1975 27,882 -553 95,230 -9,349
1974 26,844 -744 92,505 -8,639
1973 25,754 -1,066 89,662 -7,947
1972 24,606 -236 76,906 -7,219
1971 23,467 -208 84,139 -6,328
1970 22,414 -244 81,127 -5,423
1969 21,387 -57 78,237 -4,592
1968 20,470 -636 75,458 -3,979
1967 19,498 -339 72,722 -3,666
1966 18,635 -1,023 69,883 -3,443
1965 17,902 -1,327 67,056 -3,231
1964 17,134 -1,660 64,227 -3,043
1963 16,430 -2,016 61,738 -2,881
1962 15,656 -2,403 59,547 -2,727
1961 14,936 -2,807 57,499 -2,579
1960 14,307 -3,227 55,664 -2,418

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/nicaragua | 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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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