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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 82.1 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.18% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Namibia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Pakistan
2100 5,958,153 514,531,704
2099 5,952,623 513,655,674
2098 5,947,142 512,727,636
2097 5,942,285 511,735,790
2096 5,938,162 510,636,755
2095 5,930,395 509,437,875
2094 5,922,248 508,130,071
2093 5,911,235 506,765,644
2092 5,899,026 505,327,656
2091 5,886,490 503,824,444
2090 5,871,938 502,264,268
2089 5,858,234 500,660,501
2088 5,842,720 498,935,983
2087 5,825,856 497,190,466
2086 5,806,643 495,313,036
2085 5,789,246 493,366,305
2084 5,771,050 491,354,778
2083 5,751,610 489,225,193
2082 5,730,648 486,984,952
2081 5,707,476 484,673,501
2080 5,682,842 482,257,479
2079 5,659,698 479,813,404
2078 5,634,313 477,277,836
2077 5,608,096 474,593,860
2076 5,580,829 471,779,348
2075 5,551,107 468,855,468
2074 5,522,025 465,875,137
2073 5,494,180 462,811,079
2072 5,464,749 459,656,523
2071 5,434,461 456,423,506
2070 5,403,822 453,095,985
2069 5,371,517 449,655,599
2068 5,336,950 446,126,774
2067 5,300,707 442,540,629
2066 5,263,191 438,879,326
2065 5,227,346 435,169,856
2064 5,190,323 431,394,393
2063 5,150,579 427,575,887
2062 5,109,760 423,636,352
2061 5,068,478 419,672,017
2060 5,023,587 415,638,125
2059 4,979,591 411,576,344
2058 4,933,964 407,429,129
2057 4,887,985 403,233,874
2056 4,840,537 398,948,355
2055 4,790,848 394,645,693
2054 4,741,942 390,303,954
2053 4,691,180 385,922,748
2052 4,639,835 381,488,696
2051 4,587,353 377,018,239
2050 4,533,502 372,476,884
2049 4,482,650 367,909,407
2048 4,430,309 363,310,560
2047 4,373,597 358,659,474
2046 4,318,050 353,929,775
2045 4,259,166 349,156,085
2044 4,202,338 344,371,692
2043 4,144,892 339,561,029
2042 4,088,713 334,731,546
2041 4,032,347 329,875,686
2040 3,976,987 325,039,429
2039 3,920,720 320,137,108
2038 3,862,015 315,207,413
2037 3,804,482 310,312,684
2036 3,747,072 305,408,418
2035 3,689,163 300,541,523
2034 3,631,737 295,686,893
2033 3,575,000 290,851,174
2032 3,516,310 286,070,650
2031 3,456,265 281,351,929
2030 3,395,964 276,708,987
2029 3,336,698 272,189,955
2028 3,277,428 267,728,673
2027 3,216,917 263,390,059
2026 3,156,839 259,231,214
2025 3,094,769 255,166,301
2024 3,030,131 251,269,164
2023 2,963,095 247,504,495
2022 2,889,662 243,700,667
2021 2,810,548 239,477,801
2020 2,728,762 235,001,746
2019 2,650,494 230,800,899
2018 2,577,327 226,928,892
2017 2,506,853 223,273,967
2016 2,439,213 220,138,869
2015 2,374,300 217,290,883
2014 2,312,139 214,264,647
2013 2,252,508 211,073,978
2012 2,194,654 207,667,125
2011 2,146,325 203,746,065
2010 2,109,811 199,239,047
2009 2,077,394 194,376,534
2008 2,047,056 189,499,113
2007 2,018,600 184,493,231
2006 1,991,888 179,682,690
2005 1,966,582 175,453,212
2004 1,942,082 171,286,000
2003 1,917,464 167,110,248
2002 1,889,970 163,222,549
2001 1,857,048 159,270,907
2000 1,818,647 154,879,127
1999 1,776,368 150,565,377
1998 1,732,745 146,522,356
1997 1,689,264 142,531,804
1996 1,646,103 138,557,092
1995 1,602,170 134,582,253
1994 1,556,304 130,748,083
1993 1,508,697 127,020,117
1992 1,461,322 123,546,848
1991 1,415,684 120,060,406
1990 1,369,303 116,155,576
1989 1,288,947 112,336,629
1988 1,209,696 108,724,739
1987 1,167,889 105,130,717
1986 1,131,081 101,606,764
1985 1,096,890 98,229,285
1984 1,065,989 95,164,936
1983 1,037,511 92,227,711
1982 1,010,308 89,089,246
1981 992,500 85,802,049
1980 981,434 82,291,010
1979 962,825 78,997,039
1978 947,269 76,307,379
1977 931,104 73,901,827
1976 906,566 71,620,254
1975 881,032 69,461,175
1974 854,320 67,415,487
1973 828,928 65,461,912
1972 804,399 63,583,194
1971 780,584 61,847,899
1970 757,868 60,166,719
1969 736,120 58,460,939
1968 715,542 56,810,507
1967 696,045 55,214,768
1966 677,655 53,678,667
1965 660,558 52,209,010
1964 644,530 50,799,999
1963 629,589 49,447,776
1962 615,759 48,156,128
1961 603,067 46,921,277
1960 591,465 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Pakistan
2100 0.09% 0.17%
2099 0.09% 0.18%
2098 0.08% 0.19%
2097 0.07% 0.22%
2096 0.13% 0.24%
2095 0.14% 0.26%
2094 0.19% 0.27%
2093 0.21% 0.28%
2092 0.21% 0.3%
2091 0.25% 0.31%
2090 0.23% 0.32%
2089 0.27% 0.35%
2088 0.29% 0.35%
2087 0.33% 0.38%
2086 0.3% 0.39%
2085 0.32% 0.41%
2084 0.34% 0.44%
2083 0.37% 0.46%
2082 0.41% 0.48%
2081 0.43% 0.5%
2080 0.41% 0.51%
2079 0.45% 0.53%
2078 0.47% 0.57%
2077 0.49% 0.6%
2076 0.54% 0.62%
2075 0.53% 0.64%
2074 0.51% 0.66%
2073 0.54% 0.69%
2072 0.56% 0.71%
2071 0.57% 0.73%
2070 0.6% 0.77%
2069 0.65% 0.79%
2068 0.68% 0.81%
2067 0.71% 0.83%
2066 0.69% 0.85%
2065 0.71% 0.88%
2064 0.77% 0.89%
2063 0.8% 0.93%
2062 0.81% 0.94%
2061 0.89% 0.97%
2060 0.88% 0.99%
2059 0.92% 1.02%
2058 0.94% 1.04%
2057 0.98% 1.07%
2056 1.04% 1.09%
2055 1.03% 1.11%
2054 1.08% 1.14%
2053 1.11% 1.16%
2052 1.14% 1.19%
2051 1.19% 1.22%
2050 1.13% 1.24%
2049 1.18% 1.27%
2048 1.3% 1.3%
2047 1.29% 1.34%
2046 1.38% 1.37%
2045 1.35% 1.39%
2044 1.39% 1.42%
2043 1.37% 1.44%
2042 1.4% 1.47%
2041 1.39% 1.49%
2040 1.44% 1.53%
2039 1.52% 1.56%
2038 1.51% 1.58%
2037 1.53% 1.61%
2036 1.57% 1.62%
2035 1.58% 1.64%
2034 1.59% 1.66%
2033 1.67% 1.67%
2032 1.74% 1.68%
2031 1.78% 1.68%
2030 1.78% 1.66%
2029 1.81% 1.67%
2028 1.88% 1.65%
2027 1.9% 1.6%
2026 2.01% 1.59%
2025 2.13% 1.55%
2024 2.26% 1.52%
2023 2.54% 1.56%
2022 2.81% 1.76%
2021 3% 1.9%
2020 2.95% 1.82%
2019 2.84% 1.71%
2018 2.81% 1.64%
2017 2.77% 1.42%
2016 2.73% 1.31%
2015 2.69% 1.41%
2014 2.65% 1.51%
2013 2.64% 1.64%
2012 2.25% 1.92%
2011 1.73% 2.26%
2010 1.56% 2.5%
2009 1.48% 2.57%
2008 1.41% 2.71%
2007 1.34% 2.68%
2006 1.29% 2.41%
2005 1.26% 2.43%
2004 1.28% 2.5%
2003 1.45% 2.38%
2002 1.77% 2.48%
2001 2.11% 2.84%
2000 2.38% 2.87%
1999 2.52% 2.76%
1998 2.57% 2.8%
1997 2.62% 2.87%
1996 2.74% 2.95%
1995 2.95% 2.93%
1994 3.16% 2.93%
1993 3.24% 2.81%
1992 3.22% 2.9%
1991 3.39% 3.36%
1990 6.23% 3.4%
1989 6.55% 3.32%
1988 3.58% 3.42%
1987 3.25% 3.47%
1986 3.12% 3.44%
1985 2.9% 3.22%
1984 2.74% 3.18%
1983 2.69% 3.52%
1982 1.79% 3.83%
1981 1.13% 4.27%
1980 1.93% 4.17%
1979 1.64% 3.52%
1978 1.74% 3.26%
1977 2.71% 3.19%
1976 2.9% 3.11%
1975 3.13% 3.03%
1974 3.06% 2.98%
1973 3.05% 2.95%
1972 3.05% 2.81%
1971 3% 2.79%
1970 2.95% 2.92%
1969 2.88% 2.91%
1968 2.8% 2.89%
1967 2.71% 2.86%
1966 2.59% 2.81%
1965 2.49% 2.77%
1964 2.37% 2.73%
1963 2.25% 2.68%
1962 2.1% 2.63%
1961 1.96% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Namibia Pakistan
Current population
3173089
260356147
Population rank 134/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 3.14%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
6.85 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +184 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 70/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +1,866 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 57/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -1,235,336
2024 - 4,211 - -1,401,173
2023 58,435 11,675 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 54,534 22,212 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 50,160 31,327 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 55,034 27,056 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 54,769 19,676 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 53,970 17,920 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 52,975 16,080 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 52,228 14,002 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 50,846 12,755 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 49,581 11,134 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 47,801 10,748 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 46,204 10,957 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 43,557 -4,067 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 42,046 -8,518 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 39,942 -8,626 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 38,147 -8,775 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 36,430 -8,905 4,690,187 576,349
2006 34,690 -8,792 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 32,909 -8,195 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 31,478 -7,192 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 31,115 -6,153 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 31,947 -1,913 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 32,942 2,869 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 35,280 5,709 4,281,169 252,869
1999 37,233 6,333 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 37,500 6,180 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 37,256 6,023 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 37,177 5,866 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 39,119 5,712 3,977,175 11,534
1994 41,316 5,578 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 42,861 5,464 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 43,945 2,487 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 44,523 309 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 43,956 3,969 3,731,730 275,242
1989 37,715 75,072 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 34,798 10,916 3,554,755 38,139
1987 33,340 4,559 3,448,813 146,364
1986 31,764 3,953 3,341,643 111,045
1985 30,575 2,090 3,233,315 68,860
1984 29,395 -267 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 28,307 -481 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 27,474 -889 2,934,689 294,252
1981 27,938 -18,901 2,790,454 555,032
1980 28,142 -15,041 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 28,930 -4,818 2,461,311 450,003
1978 29,821 -22,827 2,356,601 111,386
1977 29,241 -3,907 2,257,849 85,250
1976 28,785 -5,048 2,171,812 48,238
1975 27,882 -553 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 26,844 -744 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 25,754 -1,066 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 24,606 -236 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 23,467 -208 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 22,414 -244 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 21,387 -57 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 20,470 -636 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 19,498 -339 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 18,635 -1,023 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 17,902 -1,327 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 17,134 -1,660 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 16,430 -2,016 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 15,656 -2,403 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 14,936 -2,807 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 14,307 -3,227 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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