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Population in Namibia compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 11.6 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Namibia vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Saudi Arabia
2100 5,958,153 74,230,118
2099 5,952,623 73,760,045
2098 5,947,142 73,287,526
2097 5,942,285 72,813,125
2096 5,938,162 72,336,039
2095 5,930,395 71,858,206
2094 5,922,248 71,379,928
2093 5,911,235 70,900,460
2092 5,899,026 70,420,464
2091 5,886,490 69,940,749
2090 5,871,938 69,462,214
2089 5,858,234 68,985,976
2088 5,842,720 68,510,277
2087 5,825,856 68,035,545
2086 5,806,643 67,562,521
2085 5,789,246 67,091,615
2084 5,771,050 66,621,667
2083 5,751,610 66,152,653
2082 5,730,648 65,684,321
2081 5,707,476 65,216,102
2080 5,682,842 64,749,128
2079 5,659,698 64,282,393
2078 5,634,313 63,815,918
2077 5,608,096 63,348,712
2076 5,580,829 62,880,120
2075 5,551,107 62,409,793
2074 5,522,025 61,937,628
2073 5,494,180 61,462,662
2072 5,464,749 60,984,202
2071 5,434,461 60,502,791
2070 5,403,822 60,018,216
2069 5,371,517 59,529,456
2068 5,336,950 59,036,086
2067 5,300,707 58,539,487
2066 5,263,191 58,039,687
2065 5,227,346 57,537,106
2064 5,190,323 57,032,172
2063 5,150,579 56,524,331
2062 5,109,760 56,014,549
2061 5,068,478 55,501,467
2060 5,023,587 54,986,901
2059 4,979,591 54,469,809
2058 4,933,964 53,950,469
2057 4,887,985 53,430,639
2056 4,840,537 52,909,061
2055 4,790,848 52,386,571
2054 4,741,942 51,862,312
2053 4,691,180 51,336,335
2052 4,639,835 50,809,100
2051 4,587,353 50,280,719
2050 4,533,502 49,751,739
2049 4,482,650 49,221,828
2048 4,430,309 48,690,143
2047 4,373,597 48,157,605
2046 4,318,050 47,623,246
2045 4,259,166 47,087,215
2044 4,202,338 46,550,306
2043 4,144,892 46,013,232
2042 4,088,713 45,475,200
2041 4,032,347 44,936,131
2040 3,976,987 44,396,093
2039 3,920,720 43,856,006
2038 3,862,015 43,314,707
2037 3,804,482 42,773,375
2036 3,747,072 42,231,639
2035 3,689,163 41,690,245
2034 3,631,737 41,150,029
2033 3,575,000 40,611,021
2032 3,516,310 40,073,144
2031 3,456,265 39,535,357
2030 3,395,964 38,998,581
2029 3,336,698 38,417,447
2028 3,277,428 37,810,902
2027 3,216,917 37,189,969
2026 3,156,839 36,566,201
2025 3,094,769 35,932,673
2024 3,030,131 35,300,280
2023 2,963,095 33,702,731
2022 2,889,662 32,175,224
2021 2,810,548 30,784,383
2020 2,728,762 31,552,510
2019 2,650,494 30,063,799
2018 2,577,327 30,196,281
2017 2,506,853 30,977,355
2016 2,439,213 30,954,198
2015 2,374,300 29,816,382
2014 2,312,139 28,309,273
2013 2,252,508 27,624,004
2012 2,194,654 26,168,861
2011 2,146,325 25,091,867
2010 2,109,811 23,978,487
2009 2,077,394 24,217,654
2008 2,047,056 23,287,877
2007 2,018,600 22,368,313
2006 1,991,888 21,459,144
2005 1,966,582 20,559,890
2004 1,942,082 19,669,480
2003 1,917,464 18,786,767
2002 1,889,970 17,910,910
2001 1,857,048 17,041,397
2000 1,818,647 16,177,722
1999 1,776,368 15,472,075
1998 1,732,745 14,922,185
1997 1,689,264 14,374,943
1996 1,646,103 13,831,009
1995 1,602,170 13,289,245
1994 1,556,304 12,750,040
1993 1,508,697 12,215,862
1992 1,461,322 11,686,676
1991 1,415,684 11,160,744
1990 1,369,303 10,640,691
1989 1,288,947 10,128,394
1988 1,209,696 9,629,165
1987 1,167,889 9,130,194
1986 1,131,081 8,628,639
1985 1,096,890 8,151,779
1984 1,065,989 7,697,307
1983 1,037,511 7,252,941
1982 1,010,308 6,824,486
1981 992,500 6,420,551
1980 981,434 6,047,997
1979 962,825 5,703,698
1978 947,269 5,381,902
1977 931,104 5,083,048
1976 906,566 4,807,933
1975 881,032 4,556,287
1974 854,320 4,323,632
1973 828,928 4,106,344
1972 804,399 3,905,722
1971 780,584 3,724,031
1970 757,868 3,562,470
1969 736,120 3,417,114
1968 715,542 3,282,711
1967 696,045 3,157,242
1966 677,655 3,039,887
1965 660,558 2,928,771
1964 644,530 2,821,968
1963 629,589 2,719,341
1962 615,759 2,620,910
1961 603,067 2,526,347
1960 591,465 2,435,403

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 74.2M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Saudi Arabia
2100 0.09% 0.64%
2099 0.09% 0.64%
2098 0.08% 0.65%
2097 0.07% 0.66%
2096 0.13% 0.66%
2095 0.14% 0.67%
2094 0.19% 0.68%
2093 0.21% 0.68%
2092 0.21% 0.69%
2091 0.25% 0.69%
2090 0.23% 0.69%
2089 0.27% 0.69%
2088 0.29% 0.7%
2087 0.33% 0.7%
2086 0.3% 0.7%
2085 0.32% 0.71%
2084 0.34% 0.71%
2083 0.37% 0.71%
2082 0.41% 0.72%
2081 0.43% 0.72%
2080 0.41% 0.73%
2079 0.45% 0.73%
2078 0.47% 0.74%
2077 0.49% 0.75%
2076 0.54% 0.75%
2075 0.53% 0.76%
2074 0.51% 0.77%
2073 0.54% 0.78%
2072 0.56% 0.8%
2071 0.57% 0.81%
2070 0.6% 0.82%
2069 0.65% 0.84%
2068 0.68% 0.85%
2067 0.71% 0.86%
2066 0.69% 0.87%
2065 0.71% 0.89%
2064 0.77% 0.9%
2063 0.8% 0.91%
2062 0.81% 0.92%
2061 0.89% 0.94%
2060 0.88% 0.95%
2059 0.92% 0.96%
2058 0.94% 0.97%
2057 0.98% 0.99%
2056 1.04% 1%
2055 1.03% 1.01%
2054 1.08% 1.02%
2053 1.11% 1.04%
2052 1.14% 1.05%
2051 1.19% 1.06%
2050 1.13% 1.08%
2049 1.18% 1.09%
2048 1.3% 1.11%
2047 1.29% 1.12%
2046 1.38% 1.14%
2045 1.35% 1.15%
2044 1.39% 1.17%
2043 1.37% 1.18%
2042 1.4% 1.2%
2041 1.39% 1.22%
2040 1.44% 1.23%
2039 1.52% 1.25%
2038 1.51% 1.27%
2037 1.53% 1.28%
2036 1.57% 1.3%
2035 1.58% 1.31%
2034 1.59% 1.33%
2033 1.67% 1.34%
2032 1.74% 1.36%
2031 1.78% 1.38%
2030 1.78% 1.51%
2029 1.81% 1.6%
2028 1.88% 1.67%
2027 1.9% 1.71%
2026 2.01% 1.76%
2025 2.13% 1.79%
2024 2.26% 4.74%
2023 2.54% 4.75%
2022 2.81% 4.52%
2021 3% -2.43%
2020 2.95% 4.95%
2019 2.84% -0.44%
2018 2.81% -2.52%
2017 2.77% 0.07%
2016 2.73% 3.82%
2015 2.69% 5.32%
2014 2.65% 2.48%
2013 2.64% 5.56%
2012 2.25% 4.29%
2011 1.73% 4.64%
2010 1.56% -0.99%
2009 1.48% 3.99%
2008 1.41% 4.11%
2007 1.34% 4.24%
2006 1.29% 4.37%
2005 1.26% 4.53%
2004 1.28% 4.7%
2003 1.45% 4.89%
2002 1.77% 5.1%
2001 2.11% 5.34%
2000 2.38% 4.56%
1999 2.52% 3.69%
1998 2.57% 3.81%
1997 2.62% 3.93%
1996 2.74% 4.08%
1995 2.95% 4.23%
1994 3.16% 4.37%
1993 3.24% 4.53%
1992 3.22% 4.71%
1991 3.39% 4.89%
1990 6.23% 5.06%
1989 6.55% 5.18%
1988 3.58% 5.47%
1987 3.25% 5.81%
1986 3.12% 5.85%
1985 2.9% 5.9%
1984 2.74% 6.13%
1983 2.69% 6.28%
1982 1.79% 6.29%
1981 1.13% 6.16%
1980 1.93% 6.04%
1979 1.64% 5.98%
1978 1.74% 5.88%
1977 2.71% 5.72%
1976 2.9% 5.52%
1975 3.13% 5.38%
1974 3.06% 5.29%
1973 3.05% 5.14%
1972 3.05% 4.88%
1971 3% 4.54%
1970 2.95% 4.25%
1969 2.88% 4.09%
1968 2.8% 3.97%
1967 2.71% 3.86%
1966 2.59% 3.79%
1965 2.49% 3.78%
1964 2.37% 3.77%
1963 2.25% 3.76%
1962 2.1% 3.74%
1961 1.96% 3.73%

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/saudi-arabia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Namibia Saudi Arabia
Current population
3173089
36734925
Population rank 134/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.44%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
19.7 seconds
One birth every
6.85 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +4,377
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 4/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +119,738
Net migration rank 57/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 119,738
2024 - 4,211 - 122,170
2023 58,435 11,675 474,366 325,691
2022 54,534 22,212 406,920 977,072
2021 50,160 31,327 409,032 -106,287
2020 55,034 27,056 447,036 -74,725
2019 54,769 19,676 474,407 191,582
2018 53,970 17,920 528,767 -988,751
2017 52,975 16,080 546,751 -920,812
2016 52,228 14,002 537,829 -26,997
2015 50,846 12,755 511,023 465,292
2014 49,581 11,134 493,431 469,144
2013 47,801 10,748 475,299 485,794
2012 46,204 10,957 465,649 479,206
2011 43,557 -4,067 443,675 491,253
2010 42,046 -8,518 418,641 504,955
2009 39,942 -8,626 438,557 496,229
2008 38,147 -8,775 433,457 491,337
2007 36,430 -8,905 425,199 489,136
2006 34,690 -8,792 399,333 504,661
2005 32,909 -8,195 375,938 518,565
2004 31,478 -7,192 362,843 523,472
2003 31,115 -6,153 364,520 514,606
2002 31,947 -1,913 372,099 500,508
2001 32,942 2,869 382,153 484,252
2000 35,280 5,709 392,407 468,515
1999 37,233 6,333 390,112 160,263
1998 37,500 6,180 389,499 159,898
1997 37,256 6,023 385,033 160,066
1996 37,177 5,866 382,248 160,532
1995 39,119 5,712 380,231 160,512
1994 41,316 5,578 377,351 160,306
1993 42,861 5,464 372,621 158,074
1992 43,945 2,487 366,763 160,908
1991 44,523 309 361,329 162,857
1990 43,956 3,969 355,495 160,416
1989 37,715 75,072 349,399 159,273
1988 34,798 10,916 342,865 146,918
1987 33,340 4,559 333,088 175,075
1986 31,764 3,953 322,340 172,606
1985 30,575 2,090 310,558 148,208
1984 29,395 -267 296,615 153,562
1983 28,307 -481 280,616 157,930
1982 27,474 -889 264,831 153,528
1981 27,938 -18,901 249,156 140,355
1980 28,142 -15,041 234,372 121,220
1979 28,930 -4,818 220,186 112,826
1978 29,821 -22,827 205,331 105,263
1977 29,241 -3,907 191,103 96,015
1976 28,785 -5,048 178,024 85,083
1975 27,882 -553 166,223 73,960
1974 26,844 -744 155,478 69,653
1973 25,754 -1,066 145,450 63,995
1972 24,606 -236 136,360 55,439
1971 23,467 -208 127,600 43,989
1970 22,414 -244 120,440 31,097
1969 21,387 -57 113,859 25,312
1968 20,470 -636 108,281 21,366
1967 19,498 -339 103,343 17,947
1966 18,635 -1,023 98,361 15,054
1965 17,902 -1,327 93,820 15,000
1964 17,134 -1,660 89,776 15,000
1963 16,430 -2,016 85,480 15,000
1962 15,656 -2,403 81,393 15,000
1961 14,936 -2,807 77,743 15,000
1960 14,307 -3,227 74,143 15,000

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/saudi-arabia | 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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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