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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 76.8 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.98% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Namibia vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Nigeria
2100 5,958,153 481,678,166
2099 5,952,623 481,494,914
2098 5,947,142 481,219,866
2097 5,942,285 480,876,108
2096 5,938,162 480,460,381
2095 5,930,395 479,976,454
2094 5,922,248 479,432,855
2093 5,911,235 478,807,152
2092 5,899,026 478,097,591
2091 5,886,490 477,274,569
2090 5,871,938 476,367,086
2089 5,858,234 475,363,859
2088 5,842,720 474,268,867
2087 5,825,856 473,072,894
2086 5,806,643 471,769,229
2085 5,789,246 470,365,292
2084 5,771,050 468,843,169
2083 5,751,610 467,224,322
2082 5,730,648 465,509,151
2081 5,707,476 463,679,779
2080 5,682,842 461,741,930
2079 5,659,698 459,680,797
2078 5,634,313 457,513,367
2077 5,608,096 455,254,796
2076 5,580,829 452,885,729
2075 5,551,107 450,402,898
2074 5,522,025 447,825,224
2073 5,494,180 445,152,156
2072 5,464,749 442,375,349
2071 5,434,461 439,499,004
2070 5,403,822 436,539,777
2069 5,371,517 433,472,204
2068 5,336,950 430,320,190
2067 5,300,707 427,066,199
2066 5,263,191 423,736,078
2065 5,227,346 420,318,527
2064 5,190,323 416,811,285
2063 5,150,579 413,231,409
2062 5,109,760 409,583,480
2061 5,068,478 405,859,509
2060 5,023,587 402,073,494
2059 4,979,591 398,228,736
2058 4,933,964 394,315,883
2057 4,887,985 390,341,867
2056 4,840,537 386,298,064
2055 4,790,848 382,193,151
2054 4,741,942 378,030,342
2053 4,691,180 373,799,276
2052 4,639,835 369,501,634
2051 4,587,353 365,149,555
2050 4,533,502 360,734,783
2049 4,482,650 356,271,401
2048 4,430,309 351,752,501
2047 4,373,597 347,169,674
2046 4,318,050 342,532,578
2045 4,259,166 337,834,528
2044 4,202,338 333,076,416
2043 4,144,892 328,256,555
2042 4,088,713 323,388,886
2041 4,032,347 318,469,120
2040 3,976,987 313,492,800
2039 3,920,720 308,474,350
2038 3,862,015 303,423,786
2037 3,804,482 298,351,344
2036 3,747,072 293,250,795
2035 3,689,163 288,138,368
2034 3,631,737 283,018,151
2033 3,575,000 277,897,810
2032 3,516,310 272,769,123
2031 3,456,265 267,666,779
2030 3,395,964 262,583,487
2029 3,336,698 257,504,936
2028 3,277,428 252,465,743
2027 3,216,917 247,457,208
2026 3,156,839 242,477,499
2025 3,094,769 237,546,527
2024 3,030,131 232,679,478
2023 2,963,095 227,882,945
2022 2,889,662 223,150,896
2021 2,810,548 218,529,286
2020 2,728,762 213,996,181
2019 2,650,494 209,485,641
2018 2,577,327 204,938,755
2017 2,506,853 200,254,579
2016 2,439,213 195,443,700
2015 2,374,300 190,671,878
2014 2,312,139 185,896,915
2013 2,252,508 181,049,443
2012 2,194,654 176,200,625
2011 2,146,325 171,379,598
2010 2,109,811 166,642,886
2009 2,077,394 162,049,464
2008 2,047,056 157,595,014
2007 2,018,600 153,267,261
2006 1,991,888 149,077,334
2005 1,966,582 145,017,253
2004 1,942,082 141,057,045
2003 1,917,464 137,202,644
2002 1,889,970 133,471,989
2001 1,857,048 129,862,595
2000 1,818,647 126,382,494
1999 1,776,368 123,047,320
1998 1,732,745 119,846,254
1997 1,689,264 116,754,792
1996 1,646,103 113,754,779
1995 1,602,170 110,819,428
1994 1,556,304 107,935,714
1993 1,508,697 105,122,069
1992 1,461,322 102,372,770
1991 1,415,684 99,720,162
1990 1,369,303 97,120,925
1989 1,288,947 94,531,014
1988 1,209,696 92,020,090
1987 1,167,889 89,591,716
1986 1,131,081 87,235,953
1985 1,096,890 84,897,973
1984 1,065,989 82,526,443
1983 1,037,511 80,438,260
1982 1,010,308 78,378,701
1981 992,500 76,068,103
1980 981,434 73,764,641
1979 962,825 71,498,242
1978 947,269 69,326,532
1977 931,104 67,234,590
1976 906,566 65,258,009
1975 881,032 63,410,815
1974 854,320 61,679,144
1973 828,928 60,082,139
1972 804,399 58,601,748
1971 780,584 57,214,684
1970 757,868 55,893,838
1969 736,120 54,631,914
1968 715,542 53,432,783
1967 696,045 52,293,065
1966 677,655 51,188,234
1965 660,558 50,086,764
1964 644,530 49,012,016
1963 629,589 47,973,575
1962 615,759 46,965,292
1961 603,067 45,989,310
1960 591,465 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Nigeria
2100 0.09% 0.04%
2099 0.09% 0.06%
2098 0.08% 0.07%
2097 0.07% 0.09%
2096 0.13% 0.1%
2095 0.14% 0.11%
2094 0.19% 0.13%
2093 0.21% 0.15%
2092 0.21% 0.17%
2091 0.25% 0.19%
2090 0.23% 0.21%
2089 0.27% 0.23%
2088 0.29% 0.25%
2087 0.33% 0.28%
2086 0.3% 0.3%
2085 0.32% 0.32%
2084 0.34% 0.35%
2083 0.37% 0.37%
2082 0.41% 0.39%
2081 0.43% 0.42%
2080 0.41% 0.45%
2079 0.45% 0.47%
2078 0.47% 0.5%
2077 0.49% 0.52%
2076 0.54% 0.55%
2075 0.53% 0.58%
2074 0.51% 0.6%
2073 0.54% 0.63%
2072 0.56% 0.65%
2071 0.57% 0.68%
2070 0.6% 0.71%
2069 0.65% 0.73%
2068 0.68% 0.76%
2067 0.71% 0.79%
2066 0.69% 0.81%
2065 0.71% 0.84%
2064 0.77% 0.87%
2063 0.8% 0.89%
2062 0.81% 0.92%
2061 0.89% 0.94%
2060 0.88% 0.97%
2059 0.92% 0.99%
2058 0.94% 1.02%
2057 0.98% 1.05%
2056 1.04% 1.07%
2055 1.03% 1.1%
2054 1.08% 1.13%
2053 1.11% 1.16%
2052 1.14% 1.19%
2051 1.19% 1.22%
2050 1.13% 1.25%
2049 1.18% 1.28%
2048 1.3% 1.32%
2047 1.29% 1.35%
2046 1.38% 1.39%
2045 1.35% 1.43%
2044 1.39% 1.47%
2043 1.37% 1.51%
2042 1.4% 1.54%
2041 1.39% 1.59%
2040 1.44% 1.63%
2039 1.52% 1.66%
2038 1.51% 1.7%
2037 1.53% 1.74%
2036 1.57% 1.77%
2035 1.58% 1.81%
2034 1.59% 1.84%
2033 1.67% 1.88%
2032 1.74% 1.91%
2031 1.78% 1.94%
2030 1.78% 1.97%
2029 1.81% 2%
2028 1.88% 2.02%
2027 1.9% 2.05%
2026 2.01% 2.08%
2025 2.13% 2.09%
2024 2.26% 2.1%
2023 2.54% 2.12%
2022 2.81% 2.11%
2021 3% 2.12%
2020 2.95% 2.15%
2019 2.84% 2.22%
2018 2.81% 2.34%
2017 2.77% 2.46%
2016 2.73% 2.5%
2015 2.69% 2.57%
2014 2.65% 2.68%
2013 2.64% 2.75%
2012 2.25% 2.81%
2011 1.73% 2.84%
2010 1.56% 2.83%
2009 1.48% 2.83%
2008 1.41% 2.82%
2007 1.34% 2.81%
2006 1.29% 2.8%
2005 1.26% 2.81%
2004 1.28% 2.81%
2003 1.45% 2.8%
2002 1.77% 2.78%
2001 2.11% 2.75%
2000 2.38% 2.71%
1999 2.52% 2.67%
1998 2.57% 2.65%
1997 2.62% 2.64%
1996 2.74% 2.65%
1995 2.95% 2.67%
1994 3.16% 2.68%
1993 3.24% 2.69%
1992 3.22% 2.66%
1991 3.39% 2.68%
1990 6.23% 2.74%
1989 6.55% 2.73%
1988 3.58% 2.71%
1987 3.25% 2.7%
1986 3.12% 2.75%
1985 2.9% 2.87%
1984 2.74% 2.6%
1983 2.69% 2.63%
1982 1.79% 3.04%
1981 1.13% 3.12%
1980 1.93% 3.17%
1979 1.64% 3.13%
1978 1.74% 3.11%
1977 2.71% 3.03%
1976 2.9% 2.91%
1975 3.13% 2.81%
1974 3.06% 2.66%
1973 3.05% 2.53%
1972 3.05% 2.42%
1971 3% 2.36%
1970 2.95% 2.31%
1969 2.88% 2.24%
1968 2.8% 2.18%
1967 2.71% 2.16%
1966 2.59% 2.2%
1965 2.49% 2.19%
1964 2.37% 2.16%
1963 2.25% 2.15%
1962 2.1% 2.12%
1961 1.96% 2.08%

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

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In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Namibia Nigeria
Current population
3173089
243824469
Population rank 134/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 2.94%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
6.85 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +184 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 48/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -15,258
Net migration rank 57/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -15,258
2024 - 4,211 - -35,202
2023 58,435 11,675 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 54,534 22,212 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 50,160 31,327 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 55,034 27,056 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 54,769 19,676 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 53,970 17,920 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 52,975 16,080 4,706,183 78,685
2016 52,228 14,002 4,761,594 75,265
2015 50,846 12,755 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 49,581 11,134 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 47,801 10,748 4,811,751 40,201
2012 46,204 10,957 4,774,508 71,138
2011 43,557 -4,067 4,728,363 67,808
2010 42,046 -8,518 4,629,173 47,966
2009 39,942 -8,626 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 38,147 -8,775 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 36,430 -8,905 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 34,690 -8,792 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 32,909 -8,195 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 31,478 -7,192 3,877,376 46,370
2003 31,115 -6,153 3,751,120 33,857
2002 31,947 -1,913 3,606,814 69,594
2001 32,942 2,869 3,478,370 64,163
2000 35,280 5,709 3,343,196 74,535
1999 37,233 6,333 3,155,425 97,195
1998 37,500 6,180 3,003,946 145,575
1997 37,256 6,023 2,936,500 96,885
1996 37,177 5,866 2,882,205 84,448
1995 39,119 5,712 2,830,771 73,243
1994 41,316 5,578 2,735,198 128,134
1993 42,861 5,464 2,673,675 90,200
1992 43,945 2,487 2,596,173 138,412
1991 44,523 309 2,527,807 42,760
1990 43,956 3,969 2,491,928 135,959
1989 37,715 75,072 2,452,324 99,588
1988 34,798 10,916 2,376,419 93,510
1987 33,340 4,559 2,322,397 64,418
1986 31,764 3,953 2,295,003 29,682
1985 30,575 2,090 2,289,784 61,514
1984 29,395 -267 2,278,060 113,758
1983 28,307 -481 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 27,474 -889 2,233,401 101,116
1981 27,938 -18,901 2,179,884 106,723
1980 28,142 -15,041 2,121,618 198,672
1979 28,930 -4,818 2,074,807 137,721
1978 29,821 -22,827 2,019,621 111,258
1977 29,241 -3,907 1,923,917 129,075
1976 28,785 -5,048 1,827,289 72,889
1975 27,882 -553 1,718,623 75,603
1974 26,844 -744 1,624,813 44,281
1973 25,754 -1,066 1,525,485 -618
1972 24,606 -236 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 23,467 -208 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 22,414 -244 1,295,507 7,953
1969 21,387 -57 1,213,484 6,912
1968 20,470 -636 1,168,254 9,615
1967 19,498 -339 1,082,884 18,683
1966 18,635 -1,023 1,095,582 12,513
1965 17,902 -1,327 1,061,840 32,988
1964 17,134 -1,660 1,028,272 26,411
1963 16,430 -2,016 995,116 27,115
1962 15,656 -2,403 966,452 27,906
1961 14,936 -2,807 932,111 25,515
1960 14,307 -3,227 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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