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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 2.24 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Namibia vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Paraguay
2100 5,958,153 9,114,469
2099 5,952,623 9,134,868
2098 5,947,142 9,153,773
2097 5,942,285 9,171,880
2096 5,938,162 9,188,931
2095 5,930,395 9,204,812
2094 5,922,248 9,219,996
2093 5,911,235 9,234,274
2092 5,899,026 9,247,659
2091 5,886,490 9,260,551
2090 5,871,938 9,272,453
2089 5,858,234 9,283,984
2088 5,842,720 9,293,775
2087 5,825,856 9,302,722
2086 5,806,643 9,311,508
2085 5,789,246 9,319,285
2084 5,771,050 9,325,447
2083 5,751,610 9,331,054
2082 5,730,648 9,335,846
2081 5,707,476 9,340,017
2080 5,682,842 9,342,618
2079 5,659,698 9,344,195
2078 5,634,313 9,344,403
2077 5,608,096 9,343,525
2076 5,580,829 9,341,603
2075 5,551,107 9,337,944
2074 5,522,025 9,332,883
2073 5,494,180 9,326,126
2072 5,464,749 9,317,685
2071 5,434,461 9,307,917
2070 5,403,822 9,296,216
2069 5,371,517 9,282,854
2068 5,336,950 9,268,086
2067 5,300,707 9,251,858
2066 5,263,191 9,233,146
2065 5,227,346 9,212,933
2064 5,190,323 9,190,368
2063 5,150,579 9,165,372
2062 5,109,760 9,138,205
2061 5,068,478 9,109,701
2060 5,023,587 9,079,572
2059 4,979,591 9,047,300
2058 4,933,964 9,011,957
2057 4,887,985 8,975,110
2056 4,840,537 8,936,412
2055 4,790,848 8,896,115
2054 4,741,942 8,853,974
2053 4,691,180 8,810,350
2052 4,639,835 8,764,844
2051 4,587,353 8,717,773
2050 4,533,502 8,669,516
2049 4,482,650 8,619,672
2048 4,430,309 8,568,157
2047 4,373,597 8,515,265
2046 4,318,050 8,460,084
2045 4,259,166 8,404,136
2044 4,202,338 8,346,996
2043 4,144,892 8,288,781
2042 4,088,713 8,228,904
2041 4,032,347 8,168,202
2040 3,976,987 8,106,496
2039 3,920,720 8,043,273
2038 3,862,015 7,978,464
2037 3,804,482 7,912,690
2036 3,747,072 7,845,468
2035 3,689,163 7,777,137
2034 3,631,737 7,707,832
2033 3,575,000 7,636,950
2032 3,516,310 7,564,485
2031 3,456,265 7,490,891
2030 3,395,964 7,415,529
2029 3,336,698 7,338,535
2028 3,277,428 7,259,813
2027 3,216,917 7,179,864
2026 3,156,839 7,098,035
2025 3,094,769 7,014,448
2024 3,030,131 6,929,153
2023 2,963,095 6,844,146
2022 2,889,662 6,760,464
2021 2,810,548 6,684,182
2020 2,728,762 6,603,739
2019 2,650,494 6,515,058
2018 2,577,327 6,427,382
2017 2,506,853 6,338,660
2016 2,439,213 6,249,126
2015 2,374,300 6,159,103
2014 2,312,139 6,069,811
2013 2,252,508 5,982,445
2012 2,194,654 5,897,008
2011 2,146,325 5,814,626
2010 2,109,811 5,737,971
2009 2,077,394 5,671,236
2008 2,047,056 5,613,574
2007 2,018,600 5,559,386
2006 1,991,888 5,505,148
2005 1,966,582 5,448,097
2004 1,942,082 5,388,175
2003 1,917,464 5,326,436
2002 1,889,970 5,261,328
2001 1,857,048 5,187,689
2000 1,818,647 5,100,868
1999 1,776,368 5,003,135
1998 1,732,745 4,900,025
1997 1,689,264 4,794,412
1996 1,646,103 4,687,543
1995 1,602,170 4,579,806
1994 1,556,304 4,471,417
1993 1,508,697 4,362,696
1992 1,461,322 4,253,600
1991 1,415,684 4,144,364
1990 1,369,303 4,035,747
1989 1,288,947 3,927,802
1988 1,209,696 3,820,546
1987 1,167,889 3,714,889
1986 1,131,081 3,611,474
1985 1,096,890 3,510,671
1984 1,065,989 3,412,936
1983 1,037,511 3,318,068
1982 1,010,308 3,226,189
1981 992,500 3,137,604
1980 981,434 3,053,235
1979 962,825 2,973,968
1978 947,269 2,899,269
1977 931,104 2,827,874
1976 906,566 2,758,836
1975 881,032 2,691,648
1974 854,320 2,625,621
1973 828,928 2,561,102
1972 804,399 2,499,881
1971 780,584 2,442,537
1970 757,868 2,388,028
1969 736,120 2,334,992
1968 715,542 2,282,391
1967 696,045 2,229,994
1966 677,655 2,177,584
1965 660,558 2,125,177
1964 644,530 2,073,119
1963 629,589 2,021,909
1962 615,759 1,973,130
1961 603,067 1,927,394
1960 591,465 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Paraguay
2100 0.09% -0.22%
2099 0.09% -0.21%
2098 0.08% -0.2%
2097 0.07% -0.19%
2096 0.13% -0.17%
2095 0.14% -0.16%
2094 0.19% -0.15%
2093 0.21% -0.14%
2092 0.21% -0.14%
2091 0.25% -0.13%
2090 0.23% -0.12%
2089 0.27% -0.11%
2088 0.29% -0.1%
2087 0.33% -0.09%
2086 0.3% -0.08%
2085 0.32% -0.07%
2084 0.34% -0.06%
2083 0.37% -0.05%
2082 0.41% -0.04%
2081 0.43% -0.03%
2080 0.41% -0.02%
2079 0.45% -0.002%
2078 0.47% 0.009%
2077 0.49% 0.02%
2076 0.54% 0.04%
2075 0.53% 0.05%
2074 0.51% 0.07%
2073 0.54% 0.09%
2072 0.56% 0.1%
2071 0.57% 0.13%
2070 0.6% 0.14%
2069 0.65% 0.16%
2068 0.68% 0.18%
2067 0.71% 0.2%
2066 0.69% 0.22%
2065 0.71% 0.25%
2064 0.77% 0.27%
2063 0.8% 0.3%
2062 0.81% 0.31%
2061 0.89% 0.33%
2060 0.88% 0.36%
2059 0.92% 0.39%
2058 0.94% 0.41%
2057 0.98% 0.43%
2056 1.04% 0.45%
2055 1.03% 0.48%
2054 1.08% 0.5%
2053 1.11% 0.52%
2052 1.14% 0.54%
2051 1.19% 0.56%
2050 1.13% 0.58%
2049 1.18% 0.6%
2048 1.3% 0.62%
2047 1.29% 0.65%
2046 1.38% 0.67%
2045 1.35% 0.68%
2044 1.39% 0.7%
2043 1.37% 0.73%
2042 1.4% 0.74%
2041 1.39% 0.76%
2040 1.44% 0.79%
2039 1.52% 0.81%
2038 1.51% 0.83%
2037 1.53% 0.86%
2036 1.57% 0.88%
2035 1.58% 0.9%
2034 1.59% 0.93%
2033 1.67% 0.96%
2032 1.74% 0.98%
2031 1.78% 1.02%
2030 1.78% 1.05%
2029 1.81% 1.08%
2028 1.88% 1.11%
2027 1.9% 1.15%
2026 2.01% 1.19%
2025 2.13% 1.23%
2024 2.26% 1.24%
2023 2.54% 1.24%
2022 2.81% 1.14%
2021 3% 1.22%
2020 2.95% 1.36%
2019 2.84% 1.36%
2018 2.81% 1.4%
2017 2.77% 1.43%
2016 2.73% 1.46%
2015 2.69% 1.47%
2014 2.65% 1.46%
2013 2.64% 1.45%
2012 2.25% 1.42%
2011 1.73% 1.34%
2010 1.56% 1.18%
2009 1.48% 1.03%
2008 1.41% 0.97%
2007 1.34% 0.99%
2006 1.29% 1.05%
2005 1.26% 1.11%
2004 1.28% 1.16%
2003 1.45% 1.24%
2002 1.77% 1.42%
2001 2.11% 1.7%
2000 2.38% 1.95%
1999 2.52% 2.1%
1998 2.57% 2.2%
1997 2.62% 2.28%
1996 2.74% 2.35%
1995 2.95% 2.42%
1994 3.16% 2.49%
1993 3.24% 2.56%
1992 3.22% 2.64%
1991 3.39% 2.69%
1990 6.23% 2.75%
1989 6.55% 2.81%
1988 3.58% 2.84%
1987 3.25% 2.86%
1986 3.12% 2.87%
1985 2.9% 2.86%
1984 2.74% 2.86%
1983 2.69% 2.85%
1982 1.79% 2.82%
1981 1.13% 2.76%
1980 1.93% 2.67%
1979 1.64% 2.58%
1978 1.74% 2.52%
1977 2.71% 2.5%
1976 2.9% 2.5%
1975 3.13% 2.51%
1974 3.06% 2.52%
1973 3.05% 2.45%
1972 3.05% 2.35%
1971 3% 2.28%
1970 2.95% 2.27%
1969 2.88% 2.3%
1968 2.8% 2.35%
1967 2.71% 2.41%
1966 2.59% 2.47%
1965 2.49% 2.51%
1964 2.37% 2.53%
1963 2.25% 2.47%
1962 2.1% 2.37%
1961 1.96% 2.33%

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/paraguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Namibia Paraguay
Current population
3173089
7120169
Population rank 134/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.09%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
6.18 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +233
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 87/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -12,423
Net migration rank 57/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -12,423
2024 - 4,211 - -12,451
2023 58,435 11,675 97,748 -12,500
2022 54,534 22,212 94,627 -12,500
2021 50,160 31,327 78,667 -8,226
2020 55,034 27,056 98,667 -8,226
2019 54,769 19,676 103,179 -16,263
2018 53,970 17,920 104,908 -16,472
2017 52,975 16,080 105,634 -16,630
2016 52,228 14,002 106,804 -16,737
2015 50,846 12,755 106,817 -16,834
2014 49,581 11,134 105,585 -16,989
2013 47,801 10,748 103,383 -17,232
2012 46,204 10,957 102,508 -17,763
2011 43,557 -4,067 100,442 -20,427
2010 42,046 -8,518 99,456 -26,169
2009 39,942 -8,626 100,296 -40,112
2008 38,147 -8,775 99,821 -44,679
2007 36,430 -8,905 99,141 -45,914
2006 34,690 -8,792 99,808 -44,568
2005 32,909 -8,195 101,035 -42,173
2004 31,478 -7,192 101,896 -40,907
2003 31,115 -6,153 102,427 -39,941
2002 31,947 -1,913 104,658 -36,918
2001 32,942 2,869 107,225 -27,676
2000 35,280 5,709 109,979 -15,884
1999 37,233 6,333 112,726 -11,362
1998 37,500 6,180 114,122 -9,276
1997 37,256 6,023 115,095 -8,704
1996 37,177 5,866 115,623 -8,273
1995 39,119 5,712 115,777 -7,653
1994 41,316 5,578 115,662 -6,999
1993 42,861 5,464 115,211 -6,431
1992 43,945 2,487 115,442 -6,035
1991 44,523 309 114,472 -5,420
1990 43,956 3,969 112,864 -4,685
1989 37,715 75,072 111,727 -4,009
1988 34,798 10,916 110,348 -3,557
1987 33,340 4,559 107,962 -3,445
1986 31,764 3,953 105,776 -3,460
1985 30,575 2,090 102,859 -3,562
1984 29,395 -267 99,937 -3,769
1983 28,307 -481 96,406 -2,845
1982 27,474 -889 92,917 -2,725
1981 27,938 -18,901 89,456 -2,477
1980 28,142 -15,041 84,568 -2,808
1979 28,930 -4,818 80,345 -3,570
1978 29,821 -22,827 76,691 -4,066
1977 29,241 -3,907 74,359 -4,201
1976 28,785 -5,048 71,973 -4,066
1975 27,882 -553 70,285 -3,807
1974 26,844 -744 69,059 -3,478
1973 25,754 -1,066 67,803 -4,346
1972 24,606 -236 66,625 -7,642
1971 23,467 -208 66,142 -10,446
1970 22,414 -244 65,905 -12,579
1969 21,387 -57 65,616 -12,859
1968 20,470 -636 65,575 -13,132
1967 19,498 -339 65,695 -13,346
1966 18,635 -1,023 66,002 -13,538
1965 17,902 -1,327 66,063 -13,715
1964 17,134 -1,660 65,681 -13,915
1963 16,430 -2,016 64,741 -14,086
1962 15,656 -2,403 63,079 -16,175
1961 14,936 -2,807 61,536 -16,972
1960 14,307 -3,227 60,009 -16,811

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/paraguay | 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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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