The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,153,904 people compared to 117,734,664 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 37.3 times bigger than Namibia's.
- Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
- For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.15M (58.3% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.5% growth).
- Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
Namibia vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
3153904
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117734664
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| Population rank | 134/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
7.84 minutes
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
6.85 minutes
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
28.8 minutes
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
2.08 hours
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +4,211 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +184 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +67,036 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.26% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 114/197 |
Namibia and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 591,465 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 603,067 | 28,792,621 | 1.96% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 615,759 | 29,723,536 | 2.1% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 629,589 | 30,674,731 | 2.25% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 644,530 | 31,643,032 | 2.37% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 660,558 | 32,625,316 | 2.49% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 677,655 | 33,617,170 | 2.59% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 696,045 | 34,621,320 | 2.71% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 715,542 | 35,638,342 | 2.8% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 736,120 | 36,660,799 | 2.88% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 757,868 | 37,622,204 | 2.95% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 780,584 | 38,518,659 | 3% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 804,399 | 39,408,560 | 3.05% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 828,928 | 40,294,130 | 3.05% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 854,320 | 41,174,341 | 3.06% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 881,032 | 42,120,826 | 3.13% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 906,566 | 43,201,488 | 2.9% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 931,104 | 44,367,962 | 2.71% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 947,269 | 45,575,281 | 1.74% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 962,825 | 46,807,103 | 1.64% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 981,434 | 48,043,740 | 1.93% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 992,500 | 49,311,727 | 1.13% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 1,010,308 | 50,695,707 | 1.79% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 1,037,511 | 52,194,620 | 2.69% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 1,065,989 | 53,726,181 | 2.74% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 1,096,890 | 55,213,006 | 2.9% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 1,131,081 | 56,645,077 | 3.12% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 1,167,889 | 58,157,496 | 3.25% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 1,209,696 | 59,739,052 | 3.58% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 1,288,947 | 61,265,260 | 6.55% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 1,369,303 | 62,854,666 | 6.23% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 1,415,684 | 64,382,249 | 3.39% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 1,461,322 | 65,926,125 | 3.22% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,508,697 | 67,530,621 | 3.24% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 1,556,304 | 69,019,291 | 3.16% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,602,170 | 70,546,246 | 2.95% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 1,646,103 | 72,190,242 | 2.74% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 1,689,264 | 73,908,810 | 2.62% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 1,732,745 | 75,791,024 | 2.57% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 1,776,368 | 77,753,257 | 2.52% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 1,818,647 | 79,625,397 | 2.38% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1,857,048 | 81,401,488 | 2.11% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 1,889,970 | 83,068,889 | 1.77% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 1,917,464 | 84,731,835 | 1.45% | 2% |
| 2004 | 1,942,082 | 86,394,504 | 1.28% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 1,966,582 | 88,015,962 | 1.26% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 1,991,888 | 89,508,986 | 1.29% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 2,018,600 | 91,075,184 | 1.34% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 2,047,056 | 92,699,095 | 1.41% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 2,077,394 | 94,384,250 | 1.48% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 2,109,811 | 96,337,125 | 1.56% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 2,146,325 | 98,248,614 | 1.73% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 2,194,654 | 100,175,512 | 2.25% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 2,252,508 | 102,076,336 | 2.64% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,312,139 | 103,767,130 | 2.65% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 2,374,300 | 105,312,992 | 2.69% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 2,439,213 | 106,735,719 | 2.73% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 2,506,853 | 108,119,693 | 2.77% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 2,577,327 | 109,465,287 | 2.81% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 2,650,494 | 110,804,683 | 2.84% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 2,728,762 | 112,081,264 | 2.95% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 2,810,548 | 113,100,950 | 3% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 2,889,662 | 113,964,338 | 2.81% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 2,963,095 | 114,891,199 | 2.54% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 3,030,131 | 115,843,670 | 2.26% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 3,092,826 | 116,786,968 | 2.07% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 3,153,252 | 117,724,479 | 1.95% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 3,212,910 | 118,656,426 | 1.89% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 3,272,166 | 119,583,984 | 1.84% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 3,330,819 | 120,502,132 | 1.79% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 3,389,961 | 121,408,897 | 1.78% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 3,449,508 | 122,301,606 | 1.76% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 3,508,245 | 123,180,341 | 1.7% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 3,565,349 | 124,049,036 | 1.63% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 3,621,829 | 124,904,124 | 1.58% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 3,678,888 | 125,740,977 | 1.58% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 3,735,939 | 126,558,232 | 1.55% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 3,792,807 | 127,352,607 | 1.52% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 3,850,310 | 128,118,535 | 1.52% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 3,907,182 | 128,850,047 | 1.48% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 3,962,414 | 129,546,666 | 1.41% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 4,017,690 | 130,209,810 | 1.4% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 4,073,359 | 130,837,005 | 1.39% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 4,129,577 | 131,427,404 | 1.38% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 4,186,114 | 131,979,673 | 1.37% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 4,243,359 | 132,492,038 | 1.37% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 4,299,969 | 132,962,001 | 1.33% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 4,355,507 | 133,385,290 | 1.29% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 4,409,459 | 133,759,436 | 1.24% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 4,460,507 | 134,089,011 | 1.16% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 4,512,307 | 134,373,439 | 1.16% | 0.21% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 714,691 (a 29.3% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 10,998,945 (a 10.3% growth).
Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Namibia's population will grow by 43.1% to 4,512,307 people with a rank change from 134th to 131st. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.1% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Windhoek | 431K |
| Walvis Bay | 103K |
| Rehoboth | 40.8K |
| Tsumeb | 35K |
| Swakopmund | 34.3K |
| Gobabis | 33.4K |
| Otjiwarongo | 28.2K |
| Mariental | 12.5K |
| Oshikango | 12.4K |
| Omaruru | 10.7K |
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Population differences between Namibia and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 67.8 years | 70.2 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 22.1 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.53 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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