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

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The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,092,816 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,185,686 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 11 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.19M (59.9% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

Namibia vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Peru
2100 5,954,393 38,442,430
2099 5,948,866 38,609,486
2098 5,943,388 38,774,265
2097 5,938,535 38,937,509
2096 5,934,414 39,098,598
2095 5,926,652 39,257,494
2094 5,918,510 39,413,146
2093 5,907,504 39,567,920
2092 5,895,303 39,718,895
2091 5,882,775 39,867,036
2090 5,868,232 40,012,169
2089 5,854,537 40,153,701
2088 5,839,032 40,292,740
2087 5,822,179 40,428,045
2086 5,802,978 40,558,786
2085 5,785,593 40,685,268
2084 5,767,408 40,807,007
2083 5,747,980 40,923,102
2082 5,727,031 41,034,801
2081 5,703,874 41,140,743
2080 5,679,256 41,241,207
2079 5,656,126 41,334,845
2078 5,630,757 41,422,439
2077 5,604,556 41,503,511
2076 5,577,307 41,578,164
2075 5,547,604 41,645,808
2074 5,518,540 41,706,491
2073 5,490,713 41,759,277
2072 5,461,300 41,804,713
2071 5,431,031 41,842,534
2070 5,400,411 41,873,019
2069 5,368,127 41,895,381
2068 5,333,582 41,909,248
2067 5,297,361 41,914,729
2066 5,259,869 41,912,112
2065 5,224,047 41,901,353
2064 5,187,047 41,882,691
2063 5,147,329 41,855,037
2062 5,106,535 41,819,132
2061 5,065,279 41,774,412
2060 5,020,417 41,721,225
2059 4,976,448 41,659,921
2058 4,930,850 41,590,180
2057 4,884,900 41,511,131
2056 4,837,482 41,423,914
2055 4,787,824 41,327,613
2054 4,738,949 41,223,066
2053 4,688,219 41,109,699
2052 4,636,907 40,988,952
2051 4,584,458 40,860,060
2050 4,530,641 40,722,627
2049 4,479,821 40,577,434
2048 4,427,513 40,424,258
2047 4,370,836 40,261,875
2046 4,315,325 40,090,240
2045 4,256,478 39,910,095
2044 4,199,686 39,720,613
2043 4,142,276 39,523,731
2042 4,086,133 39,318,023
2041 4,029,802 39,103,923
2040 3,974,477 38,882,017
2039 3,918,246 38,652,110
2038 3,859,577 38,414,521
2037 3,802,081 38,168,782
2036 3,744,707 37,914,498
2035 3,686,835 37,652,693
2034 3,629,445 37,382,554
2033 3,572,743 37,105,048
2032 3,514,091 36,820,835
2031 3,454,083 36,529,111
2030 3,393,821 36,228,701
2029 3,334,592 35,919,668
2028 3,275,360 35,600,666
2027 3,214,886 35,271,163
2026 3,154,846 34,930,183
2025 3,092,816 34,576,665
2024 3,030,131 34,217,848
2023 2,963,095 33,845,617
2022 2,889,662 33,475,438
2021 2,810,548 33,155,882
2020 2,728,762 32,838,579
2019 2,650,494 32,449,303
2018 2,577,327 31,897,584
2017 2,506,853 31,324,637
2016 2,439,213 30,866,494
2015 2,374,300 30,457,600
2014 2,312,139 30,115,826
2013 2,252,508 29,817,919
2012 2,194,654 29,550,366
2011 2,146,325 29,304,086
2010 2,109,811 29,086,019
2009 2,077,394 28,896,811
2008 2,047,056 28,719,041
2007 2,018,600 28,530,699
2006 1,991,888 28,324,491
2005 1,966,582 28,101,180
2004 1,942,082 27,852,190
2003 1,917,464 27,580,490
2002 1,889,970 27,288,217
2001 1,857,048 26,964,601
2000 1,818,647 26,598,331
1999 1,776,368 26,186,504
1998 1,732,745 25,738,095
1997 1,689,264 25,274,147
1996 1,646,103 24,811,171
1995 1,602,170 24,348,919
1994 1,556,304 23,881,493
1993 1,508,697 23,413,783
1992 1,461,322 22,946,340
1991 1,415,684 22,483,775
1990 1,369,303 22,014,771
1989 1,288,947 21,532,589
1988 1,209,696 21,054,702
1987 1,167,889 20,582,320
1986 1,131,081 20,117,122
1985 1,096,890 19,648,204
1984 1,065,989 19,174,716
1983 1,037,511 18,705,957
1982 1,010,308 18,246,503
1981 992,500 17,798,805
1980 981,434 17,360,949
1979 962,825 16,933,139
1978 947,269 16,516,059
1977 931,104 16,109,806
1976 906,566 15,716,809
1975 881,032 15,333,957
1974 854,320 14,956,552
1973 828,928 14,582,867
1972 804,399 14,210,147
1971 780,584 13,838,067
1970 757,868 13,501,237
1969 736,120 13,166,767
1968 715,542 12,803,993
1967 696,045 12,448,814
1966 677,655 12,101,297
1965 660,558 11,761,085
1964 644,530 11,427,978
1963 629,589 11,102,099
1962 615,759 10,784,612
1961 603,067 10,475,123
1960 591,465 10,174,127

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Namibia's population will grow by 42.2% to 4,530,641 people with a rank change from 134th to 131st. The population of Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M people compared to the peak of 41.9M people in 2067 for Peru.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Peru
2100 0.09% -0.43%
2099 0.09% -0.42%
2098 0.08% -0.42%
2097 0.07% -0.41%
2096 0.13% -0.4%
2095 0.14% -0.39%
2094 0.19% -0.39%
2093 0.21% -0.38%
2092 0.21% -0.37%
2091 0.25% -0.36%
2090 0.23% -0.35%
2089 0.27% -0.35%
2088 0.29% -0.33%
2087 0.33% -0.32%
2086 0.3% -0.31%
2085 0.32% -0.3%
2084 0.34% -0.28%
2083 0.37% -0.27%
2082 0.41% -0.26%
2081 0.43% -0.24%
2080 0.41% -0.23%
2079 0.45% -0.21%
2078 0.47% -0.2%
2077 0.49% -0.18%
2076 0.54% -0.16%
2075 0.53% -0.15%
2074 0.51% -0.13%
2073 0.54% -0.11%
2072 0.56% -0.09%
2071 0.57% -0.07%
2070 0.6% -0.05%
2069 0.65% -0.03%
2068 0.68% -0.01%
2067 0.71% 0.006%
2066 0.69% 0.03%
2065 0.71% 0.04%
2064 0.77% 0.07%
2063 0.8% 0.09%
2062 0.81% 0.11%
2061 0.89% 0.13%
2060 0.88% 0.15%
2059 0.92% 0.17%
2058 0.94% 0.19%
2057 0.98% 0.21%
2056 1.04% 0.23%
2055 1.03% 0.25%
2054 1.08% 0.28%
2053 1.11% 0.29%
2052 1.14% 0.32%
2051 1.19% 0.34%
2050 1.13% 0.36%
2049 1.18% 0.38%
2048 1.3% 0.4%
2047 1.29% 0.43%
2046 1.38% 0.45%
2045 1.35% 0.48%
2044 1.39% 0.5%
2043 1.37% 0.52%
2042 1.4% 0.55%
2041 1.39% 0.57%
2040 1.44% 0.59%
2039 1.52% 0.62%
2038 1.51% 0.64%
2037 1.53% 0.67%
2036 1.57% 0.7%
2035 1.58% 0.72%
2034 1.59% 0.75%
2033 1.67% 0.77%
2032 1.74% 0.8%
2031 1.78% 0.83%
2030 1.78% 0.86%
2029 1.81% 0.9%
2028 1.88% 0.93%
2027 1.9% 0.98%
2026 2.01% 1.02%
2025 2.07% 1.05%
2024 2.26% 1.1%
2023 2.54% 1.11%
2022 2.81% 0.96%
2021 3% 0.97%
2020 2.95% 1.2%
2019 2.84% 1.73%
2018 2.81% 1.83%
2017 2.77% 1.48%
2016 2.73% 1.34%
2015 2.69% 1.13%
2014 2.65% 1%
2013 2.64% 0.91%
2012 2.25% 0.84%
2011 1.73% 0.75%
2010 1.56% 0.65%
2009 1.48% 0.62%
2008 1.41% 0.66%
2007 1.34% 0.73%
2006 1.29% 0.79%
2005 1.26% 0.89%
2004 1.28% 0.99%
2003 1.45% 1.07%
2002 1.77% 1.2%
2001 2.11% 1.38%
2000 2.38% 1.57%
1999 2.52% 1.74%
1998 2.57% 1.84%
1997 2.62% 1.87%
1996 2.74% 1.9%
1995 2.95% 1.96%
1994 3.16% 2%
1993 3.24% 2.04%
1992 3.22% 2.06%
1991 3.39% 2.13%
1990 6.23% 2.24%
1989 6.55% 2.27%
1988 3.58% 2.3%
1987 3.25% 2.31%
1986 3.12% 2.39%
1985 2.9% 2.47%
1984 2.74% 2.51%
1983 2.69% 2.52%
1982 1.79% 2.52%
1981 1.13% 2.52%
1980 1.93% 2.53%
1979 1.64% 2.53%
1978 1.74% 2.52%
1977 2.71% 2.5%
1976 2.9% 2.5%
1975 3.13% 2.52%
1974 3.06% 2.56%
1973 3.05% 2.62%
1972 3.05% 2.69%
1971 3% 2.49%
1970 2.95% 2.54%
1969 2.88% 2.83%
1968 2.8% 2.85%
1967 2.71% 2.87%
1966 2.59% 2.89%
1965 2.49% 2.91%
1964 2.37% 2.94%
1963 2.25% 2.94%
1962 2.1% 2.95%
1961 1.96% 2.96%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Namibia grew by 2.07%, while Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Namibia Peru
Current population
3185686
35105331
Population rank 134/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.42%
One net population change
8.41 minutes
1.47 minutes
One birth every
6.7 minutes
58.5 seconds
One death every
28.1 minutes
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline +172 +983
Annual growth/decline +62,685 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate +2.07% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 97/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +11,931
Net migration rank 57/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 11,931
2024 59,739 4,211 347,517 18,406
2023 58,435 11,675 353,788 24,783
2022 54,534 22,212 327,859 33,982
2021 50,160 31,327 235,440 41,868
2020 55,034 27,056 301,950 55,375
2019 54,769 19,676 346,981 74,270
2018 53,970 17,920 343,123 339,067
2017 52,975 16,080 349,333 114,382
2016 52,228 14,002 355,859 96,740
2015 50,846 12,755 362,781 2,421
2014 49,581 11,134 368,708 -50,383
2013 47,801 10,748 372,694 -95,214
2012 46,204 10,957 376,501 -118,863
2011 43,557 -4,067 383,268 -148,339
2010 42,046 -8,518 382,510 -181,302
2009 39,942 -8,626 396,522 -219,314
2008 38,147 -8,775 413,640 -235,307
2007 36,430 -8,905 435,122 -236,745
2006 34,690 -8,792 445,884 -231,851
2005 32,909 -8,195 454,199 -221,652
2004 31,478 -7,192 459,617 -194,171
2003 31,115 -6,153 459,243 -181,276
2002 31,947 -1,913 463,709 -157,158
2001 32,942 2,869 470,154 -129,481
2000 35,280 5,709 484,222 -92,353
1999 37,233 6,333 487,095 -55,325
1998 37,500 6,180 489,436 -24,388
1997 37,256 6,023 495,348 -32,515
1996 37,177 5,866 501,855 -38,749
1995 39,119 5,712 507,894 -46,499
1994 41,316 5,578 512,735 -39,299
1993 42,861 5,464 513,769 -51,775
1992 43,945 2,487 514,618 -41,702
1991 44,523 309 513,867 -61,645
1990 43,956 3,969 515,233 -29,437
1989 37,715 75,072 512,152 -33,569
1988 34,798 10,916 508,429 -31,238
1987 33,340 4,559 502,229 -34,651
1986 31,764 3,953 496,712 -33,891
1985 30,575 2,090 488,887 -13,887
1984 29,395 -267 477,968 -6,007
1983 28,307 -481 469,781 -4,243
1982 27,474 -889 461,107 -7,748
1981 27,938 -18,901 453,158 -11,123
1980 28,142 -15,041 445,100 -11,446
1979 28,930 -4,818 439,110 -17,148
1978 29,821 -22,827 432,127 -19,939
1977 29,241 -3,907 425,428 -25,117
1976 28,785 -5,048 420,284 -34,602
1975 27,882 -553 414,400 -34,382
1974 26,844 -744 408,299 -33,493
1973 25,754 -1,066 400,752 -28,191
1972 24,606 -236 396,960 -24,100
1971 23,467 -208 391,506 -20,209
1970 22,414 -244 318,022 -15,653
1969 21,387 -57 379,347 -12,776
1968 20,470 -636 372,379 -13,389
1967 19,498 -339 365,224 -13,837
1966 18,635 -1,023 356,819 -13,166
1965 17,902 -1,327 349,245 -12,470
1964 17,134 -1,660 341,570 -12,129
1963 16,430 -2,016 332,352 -10,040
1962 15,656 -2,403 321,716 -9,051
1961 14,936 -2,807 313,385 -7,063
1960 14,307 -3,227 302,924 -7,236

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 75.4% of the population change in Namibia is from natural causes (a gain of 542,690 people) and 24.6% is from migration (a gain of 176,914 people). In Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

Biggest cities by population

Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 486K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Omaruru 10.8K
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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