The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,153,904 people compared to 180,492 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Namibia's population is 17.5 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.15M (58.3% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 167K to 180K (8.31% growth).
- Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Namibia vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
3153904
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180492
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| Population rank | 134/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
7.84 minutes
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
6.85 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
28.8 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.08 hours
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | +4,211 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +184 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +67,036 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.26% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 41/197 | 154/197 |
Namibia and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 591,465 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 603,067 | 93,490 | 1.96% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 615,759 | 94,505 | 2.1% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 629,589 | 95,519 | 2.25% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 644,530 | 96,505 | 2.37% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 660,558 | 97,493 | 2.49% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 677,655 | 98,463 | 2.59% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 696,045 | 99,504 | 2.71% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 715,542 | 100,675 | 2.8% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 736,120 | 101,879 | 2.88% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 757,868 | 103,165 | 2.95% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 780,584 | 104,564 | 3% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 804,399 | 106,002 | 3.05% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 828,928 | 107,498 | 3.05% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 854,320 | 109,076 | 3.06% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 881,032 | 110,725 | 3.13% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 906,566 | 112,425 | 2.9% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 931,104 | 114,135 | 2.71% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 947,269 | 115,834 | 1.74% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 962,825 | 117,528 | 1.64% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 981,434 | 119,290 | 1.93% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 992,500 | 121,166 | 1.13% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 1,010,308 | 123,087 | 1.79% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 1,037,511 | 125,044 | 2.69% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 1,065,989 | 127,067 | 2.74% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 1,096,890 | 129,159 | 2.9% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 1,131,081 | 131,239 | 3.12% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 1,167,889 | 133,227 | 3.25% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 1,209,696 | 135,000 | 3.58% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 1,288,947 | 136,512 | 6.55% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 1,369,303 | 137,857 | 6.23% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 1,415,684 | 139,520 | 3.39% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 1,461,322 | 141,617 | 3.22% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 1,508,697 | 143,726 | 3.24% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 1,556,304 | 145,890 | 3.16% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 1,602,170 | 148,208 | 2.95% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 1,646,103 | 150,436 | 2.74% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,689,264 | 152,569 | 2.62% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 1,732,745 | 154,677 | 2.57% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 1,776,368 | 156,702 | 2.52% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 1,818,647 | 158,616 | 2.38% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 1,857,048 | 160,237 | 2.11% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 1,889,970 | 161,641 | 1.77% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 1,917,464 | 162,976 | 1.45% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 1,942,082 | 164,239 | 1.28% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 1,966,582 | 165,450 | 1.26% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 1,991,888 | 166,639 | 1.29% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 2,018,600 | 167,758 | 1.34% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 2,047,056 | 168,808 | 1.41% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 2,077,394 | 169,869 | 1.48% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 2,109,811 | 170,906 | 1.56% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 2,146,325 | 171,801 | 1.73% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 2,194,654 | 172,587 | 2.25% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 2,252,508 | 173,369 | 2.64% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 2,312,139 | 174,138 | 2.65% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 2,374,300 | 174,905 | 2.69% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 2,439,213 | 175,646 | 2.73% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 2,506,853 | 176,342 | 2.77% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,577,327 | 177,017 | 2.81% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 2,650,494 | 177,661 | 2.84% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 2,728,762 | 178,250 | 2.95% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 2,810,548 | 178,522 | 3% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 2,889,662 | 178,781 | 2.81% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 2,963,095 | 179,285 | 2.54% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 3,030,131 | 179,744 | 2.26% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 3,092,826 | 180,148 | 2.07% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 3,153,252 | 180,489 | 1.95% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 3,212,910 | 180,771 | 1.89% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 3,272,166 | 181,003 | 1.84% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 3,330,819 | 181,198 | 1.79% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 3,389,961 | 181,360 | 1.78% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 3,449,508 | 181,463 | 1.76% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 3,508,245 | 181,495 | 1.7% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 3,565,349 | 181,458 | 1.63% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 3,621,829 | 181,354 | 1.58% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 3,678,888 | 181,177 | 1.58% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 3,735,939 | 180,948 | 1.55% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 3,792,807 | 180,636 | 1.52% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 3,850,310 | 180,230 | 1.52% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 3,907,182 | 179,781 | 1.48% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 3,962,414 | 179,296 | 1.41% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 4,017,690 | 178,760 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 4,073,359 | 178,187 | 1.39% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 4,129,577 | 177,593 | 1.38% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 4,186,114 | 176,937 | 1.37% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 4,243,359 | 176,243 | 1.37% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 4,299,969 | 175,520 | 1.33% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 4,355,507 | 174,726 | 1.29% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 4,409,459 | 173,877 | 1.24% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 4,460,507 | 172,991 | 1.16% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 4,512,307 | 172,081 | 1.16% | -0.53% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 714,691 (a 29.3% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).
Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
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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| City | Population |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Namibia and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 67.8 years | 73.2 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 22.1 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.53 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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