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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 5.94 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.27% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Namibia vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Romania
2100 5,958,153 10,801,385
2099 5,952,623 10,885,505
2098 5,947,142 10,969,050
2097 5,942,285 11,052,086
2096 5,938,162 11,134,776
2095 5,930,395 11,217,462
2094 5,922,248 11,299,298
2093 5,911,235 11,382,352
2092 5,899,026 11,464,817
2091 5,886,490 11,546,872
2090 5,871,938 11,630,335
2089 5,858,234 11,713,468
2088 5,842,720 11,796,733
2087 5,825,856 11,880,373
2086 5,806,643 11,966,550
2085 5,789,246 12,052,744
2084 5,771,050 12,140,454
2083 5,751,610 12,229,714
2082 5,730,648 12,319,480
2081 5,707,476 12,412,385
2080 5,682,842 12,507,333
2079 5,659,698 12,603,302
2078 5,634,313 12,700,870
2077 5,608,096 12,799,985
2076 5,580,829 12,900,610
2075 5,551,107 13,002,848
2074 5,522,025 13,107,513
2073 5,494,180 13,213,407
2072 5,464,749 13,323,211
2071 5,434,461 13,435,661
2070 5,403,822 13,550,449
2069 5,371,517 13,667,892
2068 5,336,950 13,786,771
2067 5,300,707 13,909,141
2066 5,263,191 14,034,214
2065 5,227,346 14,163,381
2064 5,190,323 14,293,294
2063 5,150,579 14,424,068
2062 5,109,760 14,557,025
2061 5,068,478 14,689,897
2060 5,023,587 14,821,441
2059 4,979,591 14,952,855
2058 4,933,964 15,082,857
2057 4,887,985 15,211,914
2056 4,840,537 15,340,213
2055 4,790,848 15,467,019
2054 4,741,942 15,590,545
2053 4,691,180 15,712,155
2052 4,639,835 15,834,374
2051 4,587,353 15,954,507
2050 4,533,502 16,073,070
2049 4,482,650 16,192,498
2048 4,430,309 16,311,535
2047 4,373,597 16,430,565
2046 4,318,050 16,547,661
2045 4,259,166 16,665,026
2044 4,202,338 16,783,383
2043 4,144,892 16,900,955
2042 4,088,713 17,018,000
2041 4,032,347 17,136,818
2040 3,976,987 17,253,674
2039 3,920,720 17,370,310
2038 3,862,015 17,488,193
2037 3,804,482 17,604,853
2036 3,747,072 17,721,511
2035 3,689,163 17,837,396
2034 3,631,737 17,950,976
2033 3,575,000 18,064,449
2032 3,516,310 18,176,399
2031 3,456,265 18,288,437
2030 3,395,964 18,399,699
2029 3,336,698 18,511,331
2028 3,277,428 18,621,197
2027 3,216,917 18,730,482
2026 3,156,839 18,839,108
2025 3,094,769 18,946,392
2024 3,030,131 19,051,804
2023 2,963,095 19,061,062
2022 2,889,662 19,048,502
2021 2,810,548 19,122,059
2020 2,728,762 19,265,250
2019 2,650,494 19,371,648
2018 2,577,327 19,473,970
2017 2,506,853 19,588,715
2016 2,439,213 19,702,267
2015 2,374,300 19,815,616
2014 2,312,139 19,908,979
2013 2,252,508 19,983,693
2012 2,194,654 20,058,035
2011 2,146,325 20,147,528
2010 2,109,811 20,246,871
2009 2,077,394 20,367,487
2008 2,047,056 20,537,875
2007 2,018,600 20,882,982
2006 1,991,888 21,193,760
2005 1,966,582 21,319,685
2004 1,942,082 21,451,748
2003 1,917,464 21,574,326
2002 1,889,970 21,730,496
2001 1,857,048 22,131,970
2000 1,818,647 22,442,971
1999 1,776,368 22,472,040
1998 1,732,745 22,507,344
1997 1,689,264 22,553,978
1996 1,646,103 22,619,004
1995 1,602,170 22,684,270
1994 1,556,304 22,730,211
1993 1,508,697 22,763,280
1992 1,461,322 22,794,284
1991 1,415,684 23,001,155
1990 1,369,303 23,201,835
1989 1,288,947 23,161,458
1988 1,209,696 23,057,662
1987 1,167,889 22,949,430
1986 1,131,081 22,836,841
1985 1,096,890 22,732,999
1984 1,065,989 22,640,547
1983 1,037,511 22,560,478
1982 1,010,308 22,475,741
1981 992,500 22,353,070
1980 981,434 22,207,282
1979 962,825 22,090,488
1978 947,269 21,951,464
1977 931,104 21,756,096
1976 906,566 21,551,634
1975 881,032 21,293,583
1974 854,320 21,029,429
1973 828,928 20,835,681
1972 804,399 20,657,957
1971 780,584 20,461,567
1970 757,868 20,250,398
1969 736,120 20,009,141
1968 715,542 19,799,831
1967 696,045 19,534,242
1966 677,655 19,215,450
1965 660,558 19,031,576
1964 644,530 18,919,126
1963 629,589 18,797,850
1962 615,759 18,676,550
1961 603,067 18,555,250
1960 591,465 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Romania
2100 0.09% -0.77%
2099 0.09% -0.76%
2098 0.08% -0.75%
2097 0.07% -0.74%
2096 0.13% -0.74%
2095 0.14% -0.72%
2094 0.19% -0.73%
2093 0.21% -0.72%
2092 0.21% -0.71%
2091 0.25% -0.72%
2090 0.23% -0.71%
2089 0.27% -0.71%
2088 0.29% -0.7%
2087 0.33% -0.72%
2086 0.3% -0.72%
2085 0.32% -0.72%
2084 0.34% -0.73%
2083 0.37% -0.73%
2082 0.41% -0.75%
2081 0.43% -0.76%
2080 0.41% -0.76%
2079 0.45% -0.77%
2078 0.47% -0.77%
2077 0.49% -0.78%
2076 0.54% -0.79%
2075 0.53% -0.8%
2074 0.51% -0.8%
2073 0.54% -0.82%
2072 0.56% -0.84%
2071 0.57% -0.85%
2070 0.6% -0.86%
2069 0.65% -0.86%
2068 0.68% -0.88%
2067 0.71% -0.89%
2066 0.69% -0.91%
2065 0.71% -0.91%
2064 0.77% -0.91%
2063 0.8% -0.91%
2062 0.81% -0.9%
2061 0.89% -0.89%
2060 0.88% -0.88%
2059 0.92% -0.86%
2058 0.94% -0.85%
2057 0.98% -0.84%
2056 1.04% -0.82%
2055 1.03% -0.79%
2054 1.08% -0.77%
2053 1.11% -0.77%
2052 1.14% -0.75%
2051 1.19% -0.74%
2050 1.13% -0.74%
2049 1.18% -0.73%
2048 1.3% -0.72%
2047 1.29% -0.71%
2046 1.38% -0.7%
2045 1.35% -0.71%
2044 1.39% -0.7%
2043 1.37% -0.69%
2042 1.4% -0.69%
2041 1.39% -0.68%
2040 1.44% -0.67%
2039 1.52% -0.67%
2038 1.51% -0.66%
2037 1.53% -0.66%
2036 1.57% -0.65%
2035 1.58% -0.63%
2034 1.59% -0.63%
2033 1.67% -0.62%
2032 1.74% -0.61%
2031 1.78% -0.6%
2030 1.78% -0.6%
2029 1.81% -0.59%
2028 1.88% -0.58%
2027 1.9% -0.58%
2026 2.01% -0.57%
2025 2.13% -0.55%
2024 2.26% -0.05%
2023 2.54% 0.07%
2022 2.81% -0.38%
2021 3% -0.74%
2020 2.95% -0.55%
2019 2.84% -0.53%
2018 2.81% -0.59%
2017 2.77% -0.58%
2016 2.73% -0.57%
2015 2.69% -0.47%
2014 2.65% -0.37%
2013 2.64% -0.37%
2012 2.25% -0.44%
2011 1.73% -0.49%
2010 1.56% -0.59%
2009 1.48% -0.83%
2008 1.41% -1.65%
2007 1.34% -1.47%
2006 1.29% -0.59%
2005 1.26% -0.62%
2004 1.28% -0.57%
2003 1.45% -0.72%
2002 1.77% -1.81%
2001 2.11% -1.39%
2000 2.38% -0.13%
1999 2.52% -0.16%
1998 2.57% -0.21%
1997 2.62% -0.29%
1996 2.74% -0.29%
1995 2.95% -0.2%
1994 3.16% -0.15%
1993 3.24% -0.14%
1992 3.22% -0.9%
1991 3.39% -0.86%
1990 6.23% 0.17%
1989 6.55% 0.45%
1988 3.58% 0.47%
1987 3.25% 0.49%
1986 3.12% 0.46%
1985 2.9% 0.41%
1984 2.74% 0.35%
1983 2.69% 0.38%
1982 1.79% 0.55%
1981 1.13% 0.66%
1980 1.93% 0.53%
1979 1.64% 0.63%
1978 1.74% 0.9%
1977 2.71% 0.95%
1976 2.9% 1.21%
1975 3.13% 1.26%
1974 3.06% 0.93%
1973 3.05% 0.86%
1972 3.05% 0.96%
1971 3% 1.04%
1970 2.95% 1.21%
1969 2.88% 1.06%
1968 2.8% 1.36%
1967 2.71% 1.66%
1966 2.59% 0.97%
1965 2.49% 0.59%
1964 2.37% 0.65%
1963 2.25% 0.65%
1962 2.1% 0.65%
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).

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In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Namibia Romania
Current population
3173089
18839108
Population rank 134/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.23%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
56.8 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 -25
Annual growth/decline +67,036 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 169/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -29,041
Net migration rank 57/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -29,041
2024 - 4,211 - -28,466
2023 58,435 11,675 -89,587 -27,780
2022 54,534 22,212 -93,338 89,076
2021 50,160 31,327 -141,504 -17,731
2020 55,034 27,056 -100,179 -13,202
2019 54,769 19,676 -60,053 -27,909
2018 53,970 17,920 -62,316 -33,018
2017 52,975 16,080 -50,930 -33,081
2016 52,228 14,002 -53,196 -33,073
2015 50,846 12,755 -59,447 -35,751
2014 49,581 11,134 -55,745 -35,448
2013 47,801 10,748 -59,951 -34,910
2012 46,204 10,957 -54,157 -37,589
2011 43,557 -4,067 -56,413 -102,769
2010 42,046 -8,518 -46,567 -122,364
2009 39,942 -8,626 -34,625 -137,953
2008 38,147 -8,775 -30,806 -144,368
2007 36,430 -8,905 -37,590 -133,089
2006 34,690 -8,792 -38,148 -132,777
2005 32,909 -8,195 -40,508 -131,176
2004 31,478 -7,192 -42,904 -117,432
2003 31,115 -6,153 -56,093 -107,139
2002 31,947 -1,913 -58,673 -106,585
2001 32,942 2,869 -37,625 -91,154
2000 35,280 5,709 -22,443 -92,451
1999 37,233 6,333 -31,461 -82,590
1998 37,500 6,180 -33,761 -81,366
1997 37,256 6,023 -42,853 -88,734
1996 37,177 5,866 -56,548 -70,799
1995 39,119 5,712 -36,295 -73,779
1994 41,316 5,578 -18,184 -76,246
1993 42,861 5,464 -13,658 -73,475
1992 43,945 2,487 -4,559 -63,200
1991 44,523 309 25,301 -36,824
1990 43,956 3,969 69,605 -38,157
1989 37,715 75,072 122,756 -33,866
1988 34,798 10,916 126,817 -48,911
1987 33,340 4,559 128,517 -42,868
1986 31,764 3,953 134,737 -50,450
1985 30,575 2,090 111,392 -28,108
1984 29,395 -267 117,731 -24,629
1983 28,307 -481 87,986 3,093
1982 27,474 -889 119,121 -4,725
1981 27,938 -18,901 156,472 -20,870
1980 28,142 -15,041 168,776 -16,668
1979 28,930 -4,818 194,397 -29,600
1978 29,821 -22,827 204,148 -31,427
1977 29,241 -3,907 215,385 -28,135
1976 28,785 -5,048 213,361 18,748
1975 27,882 -553 219,324 9,125
1974 26,844 -744 235,530 6,725
1973 25,754 -1,066 175,020 58,651
1972 24,606 -236 198,316 61,920
1971 23,467 -208 206,662 74,473
1970 22,414 -244 234,905 71,919
1969 21,387 -57 264,120 74,851
1968 20,470 -636 338,577 33,601
1967 19,498 -339 347,709 37,282
1966 18,635 -1,023 115,293 -25,458
1965 17,902 -1,327 114,190 -60,430
1964 17,134 -1,660 134,326 -59,500
1963 16,430 -2,016 139,104 -58,076
1962 15,656 -2,403 130,736 -56,152
1961 14,936 -2,807 163,286 -54,642
1960 14,307 -3,227 191,431 -55,397

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

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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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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