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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 11.3 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Namibia vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Poland
2100 5,958,153 18,350,017
2099 5,952,623 18,541,227
2098 5,947,142 18,733,999
2097 5,942,285 18,928,169
2096 5,938,162 19,125,003
2095 5,930,395 19,323,203
2094 5,922,248 19,525,085
2093 5,911,235 19,730,030
2092 5,899,026 19,938,529
2091 5,886,490 20,151,135
2090 5,871,938 20,368,308
2089 5,858,234 20,589,970
2088 5,842,720 20,817,398
2087 5,825,856 21,050,137
2086 5,806,643 21,288,179
2085 5,789,246 21,531,674
2084 5,771,050 21,780,998
2083 5,751,610 22,036,816
2082 5,730,648 22,298,479
2081 5,707,476 22,565,373
2080 5,682,842 22,836,875
2079 5,659,698 23,113,773
2078 5,634,313 23,393,434
2077 5,608,096 23,679,569
2076 5,580,829 23,968,050
2075 5,551,107 24,259,763
2074 5,522,025 24,554,480
2073 5,494,180 24,852,006
2072 5,464,749 25,149,886
2071 5,434,461 25,447,869
2070 5,403,822 25,745,140
2069 5,371,517 26,042,079
2068 5,336,950 26,337,963
2067 5,300,707 26,632,110
2066 5,263,191 26,923,643
2065 5,227,346 27,211,946
2064 5,190,323 27,497,263
2063 5,150,579 27,778,871
2062 5,109,760 28,055,433
2061 5,068,478 28,328,948
2060 5,023,587 28,597,687
2059 4,979,591 28,864,377
2058 4,933,964 29,125,961
2057 4,887,985 29,384,759
2056 4,840,537 29,641,101
2055 4,790,848 29,893,868
2054 4,741,942 30,142,942
2053 4,691,180 30,389,214
2052 4,639,835 30,630,763
2051 4,587,353 30,871,146
2050 4,533,502 31,107,894
2049 4,482,650 31,341,718
2048 4,430,309 31,572,273
2047 4,373,597 31,800,868
2046 4,318,050 32,026,873
2045 4,259,166 32,250,757
2044 4,202,338 32,471,522
2043 4,144,892 32,690,423
2042 4,088,713 32,906,811
2041 4,032,347 33,118,473
2040 3,976,987 33,328,426
2039 3,920,720 33,535,096
2038 3,862,015 33,738,091
2037 3,804,482 33,936,906
2036 3,747,072 34,133,190
2035 3,689,163 34,323,827
2034 3,631,737 34,511,159
2033 3,575,000 34,693,880
2032 3,516,310 34,872,593
2031 3,456,265 35,046,775
2030 3,395,964 35,213,577
2029 3,336,698 35,374,919
2028 3,277,428 35,527,083
2027 3,216,917 35,671,012
2026 3,156,839 35,806,942
2025 3,094,769 36,233,346
2024 3,030,131 36,559,233
2023 2,963,095 36,687,353
2022 2,889,662 36,821,749
2021 2,810,548 36,981,559
2020 2,728,762 37,515,748
2019 2,650,494 37,965,475
2018 2,577,327 37,974,750
2017 2,506,853 37,974,826
2016 2,439,213 37,970,087
2015 2,374,300 37,986,412
2014 2,312,139 38,011,735
2013 2,252,508 38,040,196
2012 2,194,654 38,063,164
2011 2,146,325 38,063,255
2010 2,109,811 38,042,794
2009 2,077,394 38,151,603
2008 2,047,056 38,125,759
2007 2,018,600 38,120,560
2006 1,991,888 38,141,267
2005 1,966,582 38,165,445
2004 1,942,082 38,182,222
2003 1,917,464 38,204,570
2002 1,889,970 38,230,364
2001 1,857,048 38,248,076
2000 1,818,647 38,258,629
1999 1,776,368 38,660,271
1998 1,732,745 38,663,481
1997 1,689,264 38,649,660
1996 1,646,103 38,624,370
1995 1,602,170 38,594,998
1994 1,556,304 38,542,652
1993 1,508,697 38,461,408
1992 1,461,322 38,363,667
1991 1,415,684 38,246,193
1990 1,369,303 38,110,782
1989 1,288,947 37,961,529
1988 1,209,696 37,824,487
1987 1,167,889 37,668,045
1986 1,131,081 37,456,119
1985 1,096,890 37,201,885
1984 1,065,989 36,904,134
1983 1,037,511 36,571,808
1982 1,010,308 36,230,481
1981 992,500 35,898,587
1980 981,434 35,574,150
1979 962,825 35,247,217
1978 947,269 34,965,600
1977 931,104 34,689,050
1976 906,566 34,356,300
1975 881,032 34,015,199
1974 854,320 33,678,899
1973 828,928 33,357,200
1972 804,399 33,055,650
1971 780,584 32,783,500
1970 757,868 32,664,300
1969 736,120 32,548,300
1968 715,542 32,294,655
1967 696,045 31,987,155
1966 677,655 31,681,000
1965 660,558 31,444,950
1964 644,530 31,139,450
1963 629,589 30,712,000
1962 615,759 30,308,500
1961 603,067 29,964,000
1960 591,465 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Poland
2100 0.09% -1.03%
2099 0.09% -1.03%
2098 0.08% -1.03%
2097 0.07% -1.03%
2096 0.13% -1.03%
2095 0.14% -1.03%
2094 0.19% -1.04%
2093 0.21% -1.05%
2092 0.21% -1.06%
2091 0.25% -1.07%
2090 0.23% -1.08%
2089 0.27% -1.09%
2088 0.29% -1.11%
2087 0.33% -1.12%
2086 0.3% -1.13%
2085 0.32% -1.14%
2084 0.34% -1.16%
2083 0.37% -1.17%
2082 0.41% -1.18%
2081 0.43% -1.19%
2080 0.41% -1.2%
2079 0.45% -1.2%
2078 0.47% -1.21%
2077 0.49% -1.2%
2076 0.54% -1.2%
2075 0.53% -1.2%
2074 0.51% -1.2%
2073 0.54% -1.18%
2072 0.56% -1.17%
2071 0.57% -1.15%
2070 0.6% -1.14%
2069 0.65% -1.12%
2068 0.68% -1.1%
2067 0.71% -1.08%
2066 0.69% -1.06%
2065 0.71% -1.04%
2064 0.77% -1.01%
2063 0.8% -0.99%
2062 0.81% -0.97%
2061 0.89% -0.94%
2060 0.88% -0.92%
2059 0.92% -0.9%
2058 0.94% -0.88%
2057 0.98% -0.86%
2056 1.04% -0.85%
2055 1.03% -0.83%
2054 1.08% -0.81%
2053 1.11% -0.79%
2052 1.14% -0.78%
2051 1.19% -0.76%
2050 1.13% -0.75%
2049 1.18% -0.73%
2048 1.3% -0.72%
2047 1.29% -0.71%
2046 1.38% -0.69%
2045 1.35% -0.68%
2044 1.39% -0.67%
2043 1.37% -0.66%
2042 1.4% -0.64%
2041 1.39% -0.63%
2040 1.44% -0.62%
2039 1.52% -0.6%
2038 1.51% -0.59%
2037 1.53% -0.58%
2036 1.57% -0.56%
2035 1.58% -0.54%
2034 1.59% -0.53%
2033 1.67% -0.51%
2032 1.74% -0.5%
2031 1.78% -0.47%
2030 1.78% -0.46%
2029 1.81% -0.43%
2028 1.88% -0.4%
2027 1.9% -0.38%
2026 2.01% -1.18%
2025 2.13% -0.89%
2024 2.26% -0.35%
2023 2.54% -0.36%
2022 2.81% -0.43%
2021 3% -1.42%
2020 2.95% -1.18%
2019 2.84% -0.02%
2018 2.81% -0%
2017 2.77% 0.01%
2016 2.73% -0.04%
2015 2.69% -0.07%
2014 2.65% -0.07%
2013 2.64% -0.06%
2012 2.25% -0%
2011 1.73% 0.05%
2010 1.56% -0.29%
2009 1.48% 0.07%
2008 1.41% 0.01%
2007 1.34% -0.05%
2006 1.29% -0.06%
2005 1.26% -0.04%
2004 1.28% -0.06%
2003 1.45% -0.07%
2002 1.77% -0.05%
2001 2.11% -0.03%
2000 2.38% -1.04%
1999 2.52% -0.008%
1998 2.57% 0.04%
1997 2.62% 0.07%
1996 2.74% 0.08%
1995 2.95% 0.14%
1994 3.16% 0.21%
1993 3.24% 0.25%
1992 3.22% 0.31%
1991 3.39% 0.36%
1990 6.23% 0.39%
1989 6.55% 0.36%
1988 3.58% 0.42%
1987 3.25% 0.57%
1986 3.12% 0.68%
1985 2.9% 0.81%
1984 2.74% 0.91%
1983 2.69% 0.94%
1982 1.79% 0.92%
1981 1.13% 0.91%
1980 1.93% 0.93%
1979 1.64% 0.81%
1978 1.74% 0.8%
1977 2.71% 0.97%
1976 2.9% 1%
1975 3.13% 1%
1974 3.06% 0.96%
1973 3.05% 0.91%
1972 3.05% 0.83%
1971 3% 0.36%
1970 2.95% 0.36%
1969 2.88% 0.79%
1968 2.8% 0.96%
1967 2.71% 0.97%
1966 2.59% 0.75%
1965 2.49% 0.98%
1964 2.37% 1.39%
1963 2.25% 1.33%
1962 2.1% 1.15%
1961 1.96% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Namibia Poland
Current population
3173089
35806942
Population rank 134/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.43%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
4.1 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 -351
Annual growth/decline +67,036 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 181/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -330,820
Net migration rank 57/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -330,820
2024 - 4,211 - -238,062
2023 58,435 11,675 -135,743 -7,824
2022 54,534 22,212 -143,605 967,744
2021 50,160 31,327 -184,907 2,251
2020 55,034 27,056 -120,050 3,920
2019 54,769 19,676 -34,169 7,696
2018 53,970 17,920 -26,582 -223
2017 52,975 16,080 0 -21,535
2016 52,228 14,002 -3,797 -5,675
2015 50,846 12,755 -26,590 3,887
2014 49,581 11,134 0 5,525
2013 47,801 10,748 -19,020 12,402
2012 46,204 10,957 0 4,635
2011 43,557 -4,067 11,419 45,951
2010 42,046 -8,518 38,043 119,623
2009 39,942 -8,626 30,521 -8,283
2008 38,147 -8,775 34,313 -42,288
2007 36,430 -8,905 11,436 -51,235
2006 34,690 -8,792 3,814 -68,882
2005 32,909 -8,195 -3,817 -41,942
2004 31,478 -7,192 -7,637 -38,216
2003 31,115 -6,153 -15,281 -19,039
2002 31,947 -1,913 -3,823 -16,462
2001 32,942 2,869 3,825 -16,648
2000 35,280 5,709 11,478 -15,921
1999 37,233 6,333 0 -53,035
1998 37,500 6,180 19,332 -39,509
1997 37,256 6,023 34,785 -44,230
1996 37,177 5,866 42,487 -45,349
1995 39,119 5,712 46,314 -52,989
1994 41,316 5,578 96,357 -41,845
1993 42,861 5,464 103,846 -48,805
1992 43,945 2,487 118,928 -46,893
1991 44,523 309 141,511 -55,342
1990 43,956 3,969 160,066 -50,339
1989 37,715 75,072 182,215 -49,192
1988 34,798 10,916 215,599 -101,671
1987 33,340 4,559 226,008 -32,310
1986 31,764 3,953 258,448 -22,520
1985 30,575 2,090 297,615 -27,277
1984 29,395 -267 332,137 -18,402
1983 28,307 -481 373,032 -26,724
1982 27,474 -889 369,551 -34,980
1981 27,938 -18,901 351,806 -16,155
1980 28,142 -15,041 348,627 -42,420
1979 28,930 -4,818 366,571 -22,162
1978 29,821 -22,827 339,166 -62,936
1977 29,241 -3,907 353,828 -33,496
1976 28,785 -5,048 367,612 -25,716
1975 27,882 -553 350,356 -31,346
1974 26,844 -744 346,893 -18,273
1973 25,754 -1,066 320,229 -29,335
1972 24,606 -236 314,028 -15,004
1971 23,467 -208 278,660 -31,767
1970 22,414 -244 280,913 -66,859
1969 21,387 -57 270,151 -26,744
1968 20,470 -636 280,963 -11,905
1967 19,498 -339 275,089 -25,479
1966 18,635 -1,023 297,801 -17,158
1965 17,902 -1,327 314,450 -21,658
1964 17,134 -1,660 326,965 -23,273
1963 16,430 -2,016 359,330 -13,770
1962 15,656 -2,403 360,671 -31,021
1961 14,936 -2,807 398,521 -20,044
1960 14,307 -3,227 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/poland | 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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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