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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 3.36 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Namibia vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Portugal
2100 5,958,153 8,977,781
2099 5,952,623 8,983,042
2098 5,947,142 8,987,129
2097 5,942,285 8,992,549
2096 5,938,162 8,998,689
2095 5,930,395 9,006,394
2094 5,922,248 9,011,158
2093 5,911,235 9,016,023
2092 5,899,026 9,021,257
2091 5,886,490 9,025,345
2090 5,871,938 9,029,722
2089 5,858,234 9,034,399
2088 5,842,720 9,039,122
2087 5,825,856 9,045,400
2086 5,806,643 9,050,153
2085 5,789,246 9,055,552
2084 5,771,050 9,062,369
2083 5,751,610 9,068,714
2082 5,730,648 9,077,003
2081 5,707,476 9,087,394
2080 5,682,842 9,098,423
2079 5,659,698 9,111,057
2078 5,634,313 9,125,056
2077 5,608,096 9,140,039
2076 5,580,829 9,158,661
2075 5,551,107 9,178,289
2074 5,522,025 9,201,245
2073 5,494,180 9,225,478
2072 5,464,749 9,248,867
2071 5,434,461 9,275,782
2070 5,403,822 9,304,137
2069 5,371,517 9,334,425
2068 5,336,950 9,367,211
2067 5,300,707 9,399,389
2066 5,263,191 9,432,609
2065 5,227,346 9,466,860
2064 5,190,323 9,503,941
2063 5,150,579 9,540,829
2062 5,109,760 9,578,098
2061 5,068,478 9,614,549
2060 5,023,587 9,652,893
2059 4,979,591 9,691,151
2058 4,933,964 9,731,557
2057 4,887,985 9,769,285
2056 4,840,537 9,807,403
2055 4,790,848 9,847,280
2054 4,741,942 9,885,446
2053 4,691,180 9,924,814
2052 4,639,835 9,963,090
2051 4,587,353 9,999,372
2050 4,533,502 10,035,796
2049 4,482,650 10,072,922
2048 4,430,309 10,106,403
2047 4,373,597 10,140,325
2046 4,318,050 10,173,871
2045 4,259,166 10,206,046
2044 4,202,338 10,237,224
2043 4,144,892 10,268,090
2042 4,088,713 10,296,167
2041 4,032,347 10,322,968
2040 3,976,987 10,351,965
2039 3,920,720 10,379,824
2038 3,862,015 10,405,843
2037 3,804,482 10,430,143
2036 3,747,072 10,454,779
2035 3,689,163 10,478,501
2034 3,631,737 10,502,828
2033 3,575,000 10,525,638
2032 3,516,310 10,548,736
2031 3,456,265 10,569,489
2030 3,395,964 10,588,717
2029 3,336,698 10,609,556
2028 3,277,428 10,631,437
2027 3,216,917 10,649,916
2026 3,156,839 10,667,081
2025 3,094,769 10,683,692
2024 3,030,131 10,694,681
2023 2,963,095 10,578,174
2022 2,889,662 10,434,332
2021 2,810,548 10,361,831
2020 2,728,762 10,297,081
2019 2,650,494 10,286,263
2018 2,577,327 10,283,822
2017 2,506,853 10,300,300
2016 2,439,213 10,325,452
2015 2,374,300 10,358,076
2014 2,312,139 10,401,062
2013 2,252,508 10,457,295
2012 2,194,654 10,514,844
2011 2,146,325 10,557,560
2010 2,109,811 10,573,100
2009 2,077,394 10,568,247
2008 2,047,056 10,558,177
2007 2,018,600 10,542,964
2006 1,991,888 10,522,288
2005 1,966,582 10,503,330
2004 1,942,082 10,483,861
2003 1,917,464 10,458,821
2002 1,889,970 10,419,631
2001 1,857,048 10,362,722
2000 1,818,647 10,289,898
1999 1,776,368 10,217,828
1998 1,732,745 10,160,196
1997 1,689,264 10,108,977
1996 1,646,103 10,063,945
1995 1,602,170 10,026,176
1994 1,556,304 9,991,525
1993 1,508,697 9,964,675
1992 1,461,322 9,952,494
1991 1,415,684 9,960,235
1990 1,369,303 9,983,218
1989 1,288,947 10,005,000
1988 1,209,696 10,019,610
1987 1,167,889 10,030,031
1986 1,131,081 10,032,734
1985 1,096,890 10,023,613
1984 1,065,989 9,996,232
1983 1,037,511 9,957,865
1982 1,010,308 9,911,771
1981 992,500 9,851,362
1980 981,434 9,766,312
1979 962,825 9,661,265
1978 947,269 9,558,250
1977 931,104 9,455,675
1976 906,566 9,355,810
1975 881,032 9,093,470
1974 854,320 8,754,365
1973 828,928 8,633,100
1972 804,399 8,630,430
1971 780,584 8,643,756
1970 757,868 8,680,431
1969 736,120 8,757,705
1968 715,542 8,836,650
1967 696,045 8,874,520
1966 677,655 8,930,990
1965 660,558 8,998,595
1964 644,530 9,035,365
1963 629,589 9,030,355
1962 615,759 8,993,985
1961 603,067 8,929,316
1960 591,465 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Portugal
2100 0.09% -0.06%
2099 0.09% -0.05%
2098 0.08% -0.06%
2097 0.07% -0.07%
2096 0.13% -0.09%
2095 0.14% -0.05%
2094 0.19% -0.05%
2093 0.21% -0.06%
2092 0.21% -0.05%
2091 0.25% -0.05%
2090 0.23% -0.05%
2089 0.27% -0.05%
2088 0.29% -0.07%
2087 0.33% -0.05%
2086 0.3% -0.06%
2085 0.32% -0.08%
2084 0.34% -0.07%
2083 0.37% -0.09%
2082 0.41% -0.11%
2081 0.43% -0.12%
2080 0.41% -0.14%
2079 0.45% -0.15%
2078 0.47% -0.16%
2077 0.49% -0.2%
2076 0.54% -0.21%
2075 0.53% -0.25%
2074 0.51% -0.26%
2073 0.54% -0.25%
2072 0.56% -0.29%
2071 0.57% -0.3%
2070 0.6% -0.32%
2069 0.65% -0.35%
2068 0.68% -0.34%
2067 0.71% -0.35%
2066 0.69% -0.36%
2065 0.71% -0.39%
2064 0.77% -0.39%
2063 0.8% -0.39%
2062 0.81% -0.38%
2061 0.89% -0.4%
2060 0.88% -0.39%
2059 0.92% -0.42%
2058 0.94% -0.39%
2057 0.98% -0.39%
2056 1.04% -0.4%
2055 1.03% -0.39%
2054 1.08% -0.4%
2053 1.11% -0.38%
2052 1.14% -0.36%
2051 1.19% -0.36%
2050 1.13% -0.37%
2049 1.18% -0.33%
2048 1.3% -0.33%
2047 1.29% -0.33%
2046 1.38% -0.32%
2045 1.35% -0.3%
2044 1.39% -0.3%
2043 1.37% -0.27%
2042 1.4% -0.26%
2041 1.39% -0.28%
2040 1.44% -0.27%
2039 1.52% -0.25%
2038 1.51% -0.23%
2037 1.53% -0.24%
2036 1.57% -0.23%
2035 1.58% -0.23%
2034 1.59% -0.22%
2033 1.67% -0.22%
2032 1.74% -0.2%
2031 1.78% -0.18%
2030 1.78% -0.2%
2029 1.81% -0.21%
2028 1.88% -0.17%
2027 1.9% -0.16%
2026 2.01% -0.16%
2025 2.13% -0.1%
2024 2.26% 1.1%
2023 2.54% 1.38%
2022 2.81% 0.7%
2021 3% 0.63%
2020 2.95% 0.11%
2019 2.84% 0.02%
2018 2.81% -0.16%
2017 2.77% -0.24%
2016 2.73% -0.31%
2015 2.69% -0.41%
2014 2.65% -0.54%
2013 2.64% -0.55%
2012 2.25% -0.4%
2011 1.73% -0.15%
2010 1.56% 0.05%
2009 1.48% 0.1%
2008 1.41% 0.14%
2007 1.34% 0.2%
2006 1.29% 0.18%
2005 1.26% 0.19%
2004 1.28% 0.24%
2003 1.45% 0.38%
2002 1.77% 0.55%
2001 2.11% 0.71%
2000 2.38% 0.71%
1999 2.52% 0.57%
1998 2.57% 0.51%
1997 2.62% 0.45%
1996 2.74% 0.38%
1995 2.95% 0.35%
1994 3.16% 0.27%
1993 3.24% 0.12%
1992 3.22% -0.08%
1991 3.39% -0.23%
1990 6.23% -0.22%
1989 6.55% -0.15%
1988 3.58% -0.1%
1987 3.25% -0.03%
1986 3.12% 0.09%
1985 2.9% 0.27%
1984 2.74% 0.39%
1983 2.69% 0.47%
1982 1.79% 0.61%
1981 1.13% 0.87%
1980 1.93% 1.09%
1979 1.64% 1.08%
1978 1.74% 1.08%
1977 2.71% 1.07%
1976 2.9% 2.88%
1975 3.13% 3.87%
1974 3.06% 1.4%
1973 3.05% 0.03%
1972 3.05% -0.15%
1971 3% -0.42%
1970 2.95% -0.88%
1969 2.88% -0.89%
1968 2.8% -0.43%
1967 2.71% -0.63%
1966 2.59% -0.75%
1965 2.49% -0.41%
1964 2.37% 0.06%
1963 2.25% 0.4%
1962 2.1% 0.72%
1961 1.96% 0.81%

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/portugal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Namibia Portugal
Current population
3173089
10667081
Population rank 134/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +319
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 94/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
32 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +16,472
Net migration rank 57/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 16,472
2024 - 4,211 - 20,648
2023 58,435 11,675 -32,792 29,102
2022 54,534 22,212 -40,694 68,696
2021 50,160 31,327 -45,592 69,606
2020 55,034 27,056 -39,129 54,076
2019 54,769 19,676 -24,687 63,031
2018 53,970 17,920 -25,709 22,495
2017 52,975 16,080 -23,691 13,979
2016 52,228 14,002 -23,749 -775
2015 50,846 12,755 -23,823 -3,209
2014 49,581 11,134 -22,882 -26,447
2013 47,801 10,748 -24,052 -36,342
2012 46,204 10,957 -17,875 -37,083
2011 43,557 -4,067 -5,279 -31,513
2010 42,046 -8,518 -4,230 -5,627
2009 39,942 -8,626 -5,284 14,532
2008 38,147 -8,775 0 9,478
2007 36,430 -8,905 -1,055 21,064
2006 34,690 -8,792 3,156 16,754
2005 32,909 -8,195 2,101 15,537
2004 31,478 -7,192 7,339 13,928
2003 31,115 -6,153 4,184 24,740
2002 31,947 -1,913 8,335 42,169
2001 32,942 2,869 8,290 55,565
2000 35,280 5,709 15,435 60,586
1999 37,233 6,333 8,175 49,572
1998 37,500 6,180 7,112 40,931
1997 37,256 6,023 8,087 36,922
1996 37,177 5,866 4,026 32,640
1995 39,119 5,712 4,011 26,971
1994 41,316 5,578 9,991 20,761
1993 42,861 5,464 7,972 8,561
1992 43,945 2,487 13,933 -11,847
1991 44,523 309 12,948 -37,914
1990 43,956 3,969 13,976 -34,855
1989 37,715 75,072 22,011 -30,615
1988 34,798 10,916 24,047 -26,595
1987 33,340 4,559 28,084 -23,142
1986 31,764 3,953 31,102 -20,000
1985 30,575 2,090 33,077 -19,183
1984 29,395 -267 45,983 -16,658
1983 28,307 -481 47,798 -16,568
1982 27,474 -889 58,479 -15,006
1981 27,938 -18,901 56,152 -7,938
1980 28,142 -15,041 63,481 29,881
1979 28,930 -4,818 67,628 32,434
1978 29,821 -22,827 70,731 34,345
1977 29,241 -3,907 84,156 37,779
1976 28,785 -5,048 85,138 40,490
1975 27,882 -553 81,841 42,262
1974 26,844 -744 74,412 41,254
1973 25,754 -1,066 76,835 39,748
1972 24,606 -236 83,715 39,058
1971 23,467 -208 82,980 48,944
1970 22,414 -244 87,672 -191,862
1969 21,387 -57 89,329 -161,114
1968 20,470 -636 100,737 -145,200
1967 19,498 -339 106,495 -136,232
1966 18,635 -1,023 107,171 -129,233
1965 17,902 -1,327 115,182 -123,855
1964 17,134 -1,660 120,170 -118,763
1963 16,430 -2,016 113,783 -116,874
1962 15,656 -2,403 123,217 -113,947
1961 14,936 -2,807 117,867 -112,768
1960 14,307 -3,227 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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