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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 44.7 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Namibia vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Russia
2100 5,958,153 124,983,377
2099 5,952,623 125,086,144
2098 5,947,142 125,186,329
2097 5,942,285 125,264,415
2096 5,938,162 125,354,177
2095 5,930,395 125,422,006
2094 5,922,248 125,474,373
2093 5,911,235 125,529,632
2092 5,899,026 125,604,261
2091 5,886,490 125,652,742
2090 5,871,938 125,707,894
2089 5,858,234 125,760,026
2088 5,842,720 125,810,124
2087 5,825,856 125,858,116
2086 5,806,643 125,926,035
2085 5,789,246 126,001,913
2084 5,771,050 126,076,414
2083 5,751,610 126,151,046
2082 5,730,648 126,234,371
2081 5,707,476 126,317,768
2080 5,682,842 126,414,511
2079 5,659,698 126,534,688
2078 5,634,313 126,674,591
2077 5,608,096 126,830,956
2076 5,580,829 126,982,766
2075 5,551,107 127,165,304
2074 5,522,025 127,362,143
2073 5,494,180 127,576,856
2072 5,464,749 127,802,632
2071 5,434,461 128,080,998
2070 5,403,822 128,353,977
2069 5,371,517 128,642,208
2068 5,336,950 128,920,237
2067 5,300,707 129,203,483
2066 5,263,191 129,511,983
2065 5,227,346 129,842,007
2064 5,190,323 130,177,089
2063 5,150,579 130,522,107
2062 5,109,760 130,851,664
2061 5,068,478 131,200,160
2060 5,023,587 131,526,812
2059 4,979,591 131,884,461
2058 4,933,964 132,247,211
2057 4,887,985 132,584,941
2056 4,840,537 132,925,501
2055 4,790,848 133,271,436
2054 4,741,942 133,595,068
2053 4,691,180 133,914,243
2052 4,639,835 134,180,223
2051 4,587,353 134,443,510
2050 4,533,502 134,687,487
2049 4,482,650 134,909,323
2048 4,430,309 135,117,641
2047 4,373,597 135,311,492
2046 4,318,050 135,482,008
2045 4,259,166 135,664,379
2044 4,202,338 135,863,165
2043 4,144,892 136,085,277
2042 4,088,713 136,307,658
2041 4,032,347 136,557,818
2040 3,976,987 136,821,807
2039 3,920,720 137,122,219
2038 3,862,015 137,433,644
2037 3,804,482 137,770,811
2036 3,747,072 138,118,955
2035 3,689,163 138,478,809
2034 3,631,737 138,852,689
2033 3,575,000 139,237,595
2032 3,516,310 139,635,142
2031 3,456,265 140,058,187
2030 3,395,964 140,453,528
2029 3,336,698 140,840,370
2028 3,277,428 141,214,141
2027 3,216,917 141,580,416
2026 3,156,839 141,906,741
2025 3,094,769 142,772,403
2024 3,030,131 143,533,851
2023 2,963,095 143,826,130
2022 2,889,662 144,236,933
2021 2,810,548 144,746,762
2020 2,728,762 145,245,148
2019 2,650,494 145,453,291
2018 2,577,327 145,398,106
2017 2,506,853 145,293,260
2016 2,439,213 145,015,460
2015 2,374,300 144,640,716
2014 2,312,139 144,237,223
2013 2,252,508 143,805,638
2012 2,194,654 143,378,447
2011 2,146,325 143,018,195
2010 2,109,811 142,849,468
2009 2,077,394 142,785,348
2008 2,047,056 142,742,366
2007 2,018,600 142,805,114
2006 1,991,888 143,049,637
2005 1,966,582 143,518,814
2004 1,942,082 144,067,316
2003 1,917,464 144,648,618
2002 1,889,970 145,306,497
2001 1,857,048 145,976,482
2000 1,818,647 146,596,869
1999 1,776,368 147,214,776
1998 1,732,745 147,670,784
1997 1,689,264 147,915,361
1996 1,646,103 148,160,129
1995 1,602,170 148,375,787
1994 1,556,304 148,407,912
1993 1,508,697 148,458,777
1992 1,461,322 148,538,197
1991 1,415,684 148,394,216
1990 1,369,303 147,969,406
1989 1,288,947 147,721,000
1988 1,209,696 146,857,000
1987 1,167,889 145,908,000
1986 1,131,081 144,894,000
1985 1,096,890 143,858,000
1984 1,065,989 142,745,000
1983 1,037,511 141,668,000
1982 1,010,308 140,823,000
1981 992,500 139,941,000
1980 981,434 139,010,000
1979 962,825 138,027,000
1978 947,269 137,060,000
1977 931,104 136,100,000
1976 906,566 135,147,000
1975 881,032 134,200,000
1974 854,320 133,432,000
1973 828,928 132,669,000
1972 804,399 131,909,000
1971 780,584 131,155,000
1970 757,868 130,404,000
1969 736,120 129,664,000
1968 715,542 128,928,000
1967 696,045 128,196,000
1966 677,655 127,468,000
1965 660,558 126,745,000
1964 644,530 125,345,000
1963 629,589 123,960,000
1962 615,759 122,591,000
1961 603,067 121,236,000
1960 591,465 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Russia
2100 0.09% -0.08%
2099 0.09% -0.08%
2098 0.08% -0.06%
2097 0.07% -0.07%
2096 0.13% -0.05%
2095 0.14% -0.04%
2094 0.19% -0.04%
2093 0.21% -0.06%
2092 0.21% -0.04%
2091 0.25% -0.04%
2090 0.23% -0.04%
2089 0.27% -0.04%
2088 0.29% -0.04%
2087 0.33% -0.05%
2086 0.3% -0.06%
2085 0.32% -0.06%
2084 0.34% -0.06%
2083 0.37% -0.07%
2082 0.41% -0.07%
2081 0.43% -0.08%
2080 0.41% -0.09%
2079 0.45% -0.11%
2078 0.47% -0.12%
2077 0.49% -0.12%
2076 0.54% -0.14%
2075 0.53% -0.15%
2074 0.51% -0.17%
2073 0.54% -0.18%
2072 0.56% -0.22%
2071 0.57% -0.21%
2070 0.6% -0.22%
2069 0.65% -0.22%
2068 0.68% -0.22%
2067 0.71% -0.24%
2066 0.69% -0.25%
2065 0.71% -0.26%
2064 0.77% -0.26%
2063 0.8% -0.25%
2062 0.81% -0.27%
2061 0.89% -0.25%
2060 0.88% -0.27%
2059 0.92% -0.27%
2058 0.94% -0.25%
2057 0.98% -0.26%
2056 1.04% -0.26%
2055 1.03% -0.24%
2054 1.08% -0.24%
2053 1.11% -0.2%
2052 1.14% -0.2%
2051 1.19% -0.18%
2050 1.13% -0.16%
2049 1.18% -0.15%
2048 1.3% -0.14%
2047 1.29% -0.13%
2046 1.38% -0.13%
2045 1.35% -0.15%
2044 1.39% -0.16%
2043 1.37% -0.16%
2042 1.4% -0.18%
2041 1.39% -0.19%
2040 1.44% -0.22%
2039 1.52% -0.23%
2038 1.51% -0.24%
2037 1.53% -0.25%
2036 1.57% -0.26%
2035 1.58% -0.27%
2034 1.59% -0.28%
2033 1.67% -0.28%
2032 1.74% -0.3%
2031 1.78% -0.28%
2030 1.78% -0.27%
2029 1.81% -0.26%
2028 1.88% -0.26%
2027 1.9% -0.23%
2026 2.01% -0.61%
2025 2.13% -0.53%
2024 2.26% -0.2%
2023 2.54% -0.28%
2022 2.81% -0.35%
2021 3% -0.34%
2020 2.95% -0.14%
2019 2.84% 0.04%
2018 2.81% 0.07%
2017 2.77% 0.19%
2016 2.73% 0.26%
2015 2.69% 0.28%
2014 2.65% 0.3%
2013 2.64% 0.3%
2012 2.25% 0.25%
2011 1.73% 0.12%
2010 1.56% 0.04%
2009 1.48% 0.03%
2008 1.41% -0.04%
2007 1.34% -0.17%
2006 1.29% -0.33%
2005 1.26% -0.38%
2004 1.28% -0.4%
2003 1.45% -0.45%
2002 1.77% -0.46%
2001 2.11% -0.42%
2000 2.38% -0.42%
1999 2.52% -0.31%
1998 2.57% -0.17%
1997 2.62% -0.17%
1996 2.74% -0.15%
1995 2.95% -0.02%
1994 3.16% -0.03%
1993 3.24% -0.05%
1992 3.22% 0.1%
1991 3.39% 0.29%
1990 6.23% 0.17%
1989 6.55% 0.59%
1988 3.58% 0.65%
1987 3.25% 0.7%
1986 3.12% 0.72%
1985 2.9% 0.78%
1984 2.74% 0.76%
1983 2.69% 0.6%
1982 1.79% 0.63%
1981 1.13% 0.67%
1980 1.93% 0.71%
1979 1.64% 0.71%
1978 1.74% 0.71%
1977 2.71% 0.71%
1976 2.9% 0.71%
1975 3.13% 0.58%
1974 3.06% 0.58%
1973 3.05% 0.58%
1972 3.05% 0.57%
1971 3% 0.58%
1970 2.95% 0.57%
1969 2.88% 0.57%
1968 2.8% 0.57%
1967 2.71% 0.57%
1966 2.59% 0.57%
1965 2.49% 1.12%
1964 2.37% 1.12%
1963 2.25% 1.12%
1962 2.1% 1.12%
1961 1.96% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Namibia Russia
Current population
3173089
141906741
Population rank 134/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.71%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +184 -801
Annual growth/decline +67,036 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 177/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -251,822
Net migration rank 57/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -251,822
2024 - 4,211 - -178,042
2023 58,435 11,675 -503,392 27,807
2022 54,534 22,212 -576,948 765,629
2021 50,160 31,327 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 55,034 27,056 -697,177 334,094
2019 54,769 19,676 -319,997 336,494
2018 53,970 17,920 -232,637 339,972
2017 52,975 16,080 -130,764 396,619
2016 52,228 14,002 0 447,645
2015 50,846 12,755 43,392 384,756
2014 49,581 11,134 28,848 264,698
2013 47,801 10,748 28,761 289,872
2012 46,204 10,957 0 285,977
2011 43,557 -4,067 -128,716 309,377
2010 42,046 -8,518 -242,844 307,555
2009 39,942 -8,626 -257,014 350,206
2008 38,147 -8,775 -356,856 360,840
2007 36,430 -8,905 -471,257 365,717
2006 34,690 -8,792 -686,638 308,370
2005 32,909 -8,195 -846,761 263,541
2004 31,478 -7,192 -792,370 261,519
2003 31,115 -6,153 -896,822 256,804
2002 31,947 -1,913 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 32,942 2,869 -963,445 259,614
2000 35,280 5,709 -967,540 550,401
1999 37,233 6,333 -927,453 375,468
1998 37,500 6,180 -694,053 528,135
1997 37,256 6,023 -769,159 541,387
1996 37,177 5,866 -785,248 587,171
1995 39,119 5,712 -845,742 723,875
1994 41,316 5,578 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 42,861 5,464 -757,140 507,229
1992 43,945 2,487 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 44,523 309 103,876 125,505
1990 43,956 3,969 325,533 299,863
1989 37,715 75,072 576,112 89,400
1988 34,798 10,916 778,343 269,862
1987 33,340 4,559 977,583 275,611
1986 31,764 3,953 985,279 283,553
1985 30,575 2,090 762,447 280,614
1984 29,395 -267 756,548 247,026
1983 28,307 -481 906,676 200,159
1982 27,474 -889 830,855 107,520
1981 27,938 -18,901 713,700 36,686
1980 28,142 -15,041 681,149 10,440
1979 28,930 -4,818 690,135 -5,791
1978 29,821 -22,827 812,766 108,882
1977 29,241 -3,907 832,932 122,316
1976 28,785 -5,048 852,237 113,851
1975 27,882 -553 843,850 80,069
1974 26,844 -744 883,186 -51,759
1973 25,754 -1,066 846,561 -107,568
1972 24,606 -236 872,050 -111,168
1971 23,467 -208 854,999 -134,968
1970 22,414 -244 785,554 -264,464
1969 21,387 -57 753,088 -64,643
1968 20,470 -636 787,621 -83,221
1967 19,498 -339 854,554 -116,029
1966 18,635 -1,023 989,279 -111,360
1965 17,902 -1,327 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 17,134 -1,660 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 16,430 -2,016 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 15,656 -2,403 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 14,936 -2,807 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 14,307 -3,227 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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