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Population in Namibia compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 3.94 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

Namibia vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia South Sudan
2100 5,958,153 24,086,901
2099 5,952,623 24,081,477
2098 5,947,142 24,063,461
2097 5,942,285 24,065,268
2096 5,938,162 24,054,483
2095 5,930,395 24,046,345
2094 5,922,248 24,047,776
2093 5,911,235 24,039,017
2092 5,899,026 24,019,054
2091 5,886,490 24,000,308
2090 5,871,938 23,978,496
2089 5,858,234 23,937,487
2088 5,842,720 23,892,166
2087 5,825,856 23,857,250
2086 5,806,643 23,803,312
2085 5,789,246 23,759,178
2084 5,771,050 23,687,109
2083 5,751,610 23,617,646
2082 5,730,648 23,541,119
2081 5,707,476 23,466,449
2080 5,682,842 23,391,758
2079 5,659,698 23,294,252
2078 5,634,313 23,197,067
2077 5,608,096 23,086,584
2076 5,580,829 22,987,331
2075 5,551,107 22,868,587
2074 5,522,025 22,726,189
2073 5,494,180 22,583,672
2072 5,464,749 22,438,943
2071 5,434,461 22,288,026
2070 5,403,822 22,151,650
2069 5,371,517 22,003,659
2068 5,336,950 21,829,800
2067 5,300,707 21,662,211
2066 5,263,191 21,496,881
2065 5,227,346 21,317,455
2064 5,190,323 21,142,002
2063 5,150,579 20,965,122
2062 5,109,760 20,785,055
2061 5,068,478 20,608,964
2060 5,023,587 20,430,857
2059 4,979,591 20,235,022
2058 4,933,964 20,048,974
2057 4,887,985 19,853,696
2056 4,840,537 19,659,362
2055 4,790,848 19,464,297
2054 4,741,942 19,257,481
2053 4,691,180 19,060,517
2052 4,639,835 18,840,461
2051 4,587,353 18,633,198
2050 4,533,502 18,434,212
2049 4,482,650 18,230,881
2048 4,430,309 18,021,026
2047 4,373,597 17,806,282
2046 4,318,050 17,579,173
2045 4,259,166 17,355,041
2044 4,202,338 17,121,972
2043 4,144,892 16,888,278
2042 4,088,713 16,645,354
2041 4,032,347 16,396,768
2040 3,976,987 16,142,816
2039 3,920,720 15,889,952
2038 3,862,015 15,628,043
2037 3,804,482 15,363,975
2036 3,747,072 15,091,275
2035 3,689,163 14,815,307
2034 3,631,737 14,543,511
2033 3,575,000 14,278,180
2032 3,516,310 14,007,134
2031 3,456,265 13,730,637
2030 3,395,964 13,465,615
2029 3,336,698 13,206,477
2028 3,277,428 12,947,082
2027 3,216,917 12,692,769
2026 3,156,839 12,439,296
2025 3,094,769 12,193,102
2024 3,030,131 11,943,408
2023 2,963,095 11,483,374
2022 2,889,662 11,021,177
2021 2,810,548 10,865,780
2020 2,728,762 10,698,467
2019 2,650,494 10,423,384
2018 2,577,327 10,122,977
2017 2,506,853 10,259,154
2016 2,439,213 10,830,102
2015 2,374,300 11,107,561
2014 2,312,139 11,235,073
2013 2,252,508 11,166,275
2012 2,194,654 10,756,240
2011 2,146,325 10,288,109
2010 2,109,811 9,745,953
2009 2,077,394 9,243,556
2008 2,047,056 8,817,647
2007 2,018,600 8,388,788
2006 1,991,888 7,976,526
2005 1,966,582 7,590,143
2004 1,942,082 7,233,041
2003 1,917,464 6,903,127
2002 1,889,970 6,596,806
2001 1,857,048 6,308,391
2000 1,818,647 6,032,267
1999 1,776,368 5,771,628
1998 1,732,745 5,620,068
1997 1,689,264 5,509,136
1996 1,646,103 5,356,925
1995 1,602,170 5,225,836
1994 1,556,304 5,071,184
1993 1,508,697 4,956,002
1992 1,461,322 4,909,749
1991 1,415,684 4,836,677
1990 1,369,303 4,737,633
1989 1,288,947 4,713,229
1988 1,209,696 4,848,029
1987 1,167,889 4,962,395
1986 1,131,081 4,921,240
1985 1,096,890 4,834,296
1984 1,065,989 4,750,627
1983 1,037,511 4,661,574
1982 1,010,308 4,557,686
1981 992,500 4,447,272
1980 981,434 4,339,030
1979 962,825 4,232,605
1978 947,269 4,127,657
1977 931,104 4,024,032
1976 906,566 3,921,910
1975 881,032 3,821,494
1974 854,320 3,723,259
1973 828,928 3,627,383
1972 804,399 3,542,497
1971 780,584 3,468,646
1970 757,868 3,409,614
1969 736,120 3,365,533
1968 715,542 3,321,528
1967 696,045 3,277,648
1966 677,655 3,236,423
1965 660,558 3,189,835
1964 644,530 3,129,918
1963 629,589 3,072,669
1962 615,759 3,024,308
1961 603,067 2,976,724
1960 591,465 2,931,559

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/south-sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 24.1M people in 2100 for South Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia South Sudan
2100 0.09% 0.02%
2099 0.09% 0.07%
2098 0.08% -0.008%
2097 0.07% 0.04%
2096 0.13% 0.03%
2095 0.14% -0.006%
2094 0.19% 0.04%
2093 0.21% 0.08%
2092 0.21% 0.08%
2091 0.25% 0.09%
2090 0.23% 0.17%
2089 0.27% 0.19%
2088 0.29% 0.15%
2087 0.33% 0.23%
2086 0.3% 0.19%
2085 0.32% 0.3%
2084 0.34% 0.29%
2083 0.37% 0.33%
2082 0.41% 0.32%
2081 0.43% 0.32%
2080 0.41% 0.42%
2079 0.45% 0.42%
2078 0.47% 0.48%
2077 0.49% 0.43%
2076 0.54% 0.52%
2075 0.53% 0.63%
2074 0.51% 0.63%
2073 0.54% 0.64%
2072 0.56% 0.68%
2071 0.57% 0.62%
2070 0.6% 0.67%
2069 0.65% 0.8%
2068 0.68% 0.77%
2067 0.71% 0.77%
2066 0.69% 0.84%
2065 0.71% 0.83%
2064 0.77% 0.84%
2063 0.8% 0.87%
2062 0.81% 0.85%
2061 0.89% 0.87%
2060 0.88% 0.97%
2059 0.92% 0.93%
2058 0.94% 0.98%
2057 0.98% 0.99%
2056 1.04% 1%
2055 1.03% 1.07%
2054 1.08% 1.03%
2053 1.11% 1.17%
2052 1.14% 1.11%
2051 1.19% 1.08%
2050 1.13% 1.12%
2049 1.18% 1.16%
2048 1.3% 1.21%
2047 1.29% 1.29%
2046 1.38% 1.29%
2045 1.35% 1.36%
2044 1.39% 1.38%
2043 1.37% 1.46%
2042 1.4% 1.52%
2041 1.39% 1.57%
2040 1.44% 1.59%
2039 1.52% 1.68%
2038 1.51% 1.72%
2037 1.53% 1.81%
2036 1.57% 1.86%
2035 1.58% 1.87%
2034 1.59% 1.86%
2033 1.67% 1.94%
2032 1.74% 2.01%
2031 1.78% 1.97%
2030 1.78% 1.96%
2029 1.81% 2%
2028 1.88% 2%
2027 1.9% 2.04%
2026 2.01% 2.02%
2025 2.13% 2.09%
2024 2.26% 4.01%
2023 2.54% 4.19%
2022 2.81% 1.43%
2021 3% 1.56%
2020 2.95% 2.64%
2019 2.84% 2.97%
2018 2.81% -1.33%
2017 2.77% -5.27%
2016 2.73% -2.5%
2015 2.69% -1.13%
2014 2.65% 0.62%
2013 2.64% 3.81%
2012 2.25% 4.55%
2011 1.73% 5.56%
2010 1.56% 5.44%
2009 1.48% 4.83%
2008 1.41% 5.11%
2007 1.34% 5.17%
2006 1.29% 5.09%
2005 1.26% 4.94%
2004 1.28% 4.78%
2003 1.45% 4.64%
2002 1.77% 4.57%
2001 2.11% 4.58%
2000 2.38% 4.52%
1999 2.52% 2.7%
1998 2.57% 2.01%
1997 2.62% 2.84%
1996 2.74% 2.51%
1995 2.95% 3.05%
1994 3.16% 2.32%
1993 3.24% 0.94%
1992 3.22% 1.51%
1991 3.39% 2.09%
1990 6.23% 0.52%
1989 6.55% -2.78%
1988 3.58% -2.3%
1987 3.25% 0.84%
1986 3.12% 1.8%
1985 2.9% 1.76%
1984 2.74% 1.91%
1983 2.69% 2.28%
1982 1.79% 2.48%
1981 1.13% 2.49%
1980 1.93% 2.51%
1979 1.64% 2.54%
1978 1.74% 2.58%
1977 2.71% 2.6%
1976 2.9% 2.63%
1975 3.13% 2.64%
1974 3.06% 2.64%
1973 3.05% 2.4%
1972 3.05% 2.13%
1971 3% 1.73%
1970 2.95% 1.31%
1969 2.88% 1.32%
1968 2.8% 1.34%
1967 2.71% 1.27%
1966 2.59% 1.46%
1965 2.49% 1.91%
1964 2.37% 1.86%
1963 2.25% 1.6%
1962 2.1% 1.6%
1961 1.96% 1.54%

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/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Namibia South Sudan
Current population
3173089
12507858
Population rank 134/197 80/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.15%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
1.14 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
1.6 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
4.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +1,260
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +460,034
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +4.01%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 7/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
1.43 hours
Annual migration change +1,866 +6,145
Net migration rank 57/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 6,145
2024 - 4,211 - 15,374
2023 58,435 11,675 217,966 455,000
2022 54,534 22,212 211,166 40,259
2021 50,160 31,327 213,567 -154,359
2020 55,034 27,056 212,332 62,935
2019 54,769 19,676 209,708 65,198
2018 53,970 17,920 168,497 157,408
2017 52,975 16,080 72,193 -670,477
2016 52,228 14,002 110,553 -654,225
2015 50,846 12,755 148,542 -159,822
2014 49,581 11,134 227,611 -471,523
2013 47,801 10,748 315,983 65,337
2012 46,204 10,957 312,974 125,771
2011 43,557 -4,067 303,181 194,325
2010 42,046 -8,518 287,409 299,402
2009 39,942 -8,626 278,859 139,129
2008 38,147 -8,775 268,268 165,557
2007 36,430 -8,905 256,546 167,350
2006 34,690 -8,792 246,706 153,926
2005 32,909 -8,195 239,272 132,869
2004 31,478 -7,192 231,877 110,182
2003 31,115 -6,153 225,822 91,951
2002 31,947 -1,913 212,014 82,847
2001 32,942 2,869 204,108 77,856
2000 35,280 5,709 196,055 74,227
1999 37,233 6,333 180,721 70,271
1998 37,500 6,180 -12,157 64,285
1997 37,256 6,023 121,454 48,280
1996 37,177 5,866 116,728 17,953
1995 39,119 5,712 110,417 17,077
1994 41,316 5,578 165,407 16,407
1993 42,861 5,464 32,779 15,772
1992 43,945 2,487 28,874 15,077
1991 44,523 309 87,873 14,327
1990 43,956 3,969 82,900 12,988
1989 37,715 75,072 83,735 -130,821
1988 34,798 10,916 -125,447 -97,065
1987 33,340 4,559 5,756 -11,976
1986 31,764 3,953 99,502 -10,973
1985 30,575 2,090 95,342 -9,986
1984 29,395 -267 90,970 -8,984
1983 28,307 -481 104,107 -7,986
1982 27,474 -889 118,641 -6,983
1981 27,938 -18,901 115,163 -5,994
1980 28,142 -15,041 112,307 -4,997
1979 28,930 -4,818 109,540 -3,997
1978 29,821 -22,827 107,352 -2,998
1977 29,241 -3,907 104,886 -1,997
1976 28,785 -5,048 102,346 -995
1975 27,882 -553 99,882 -395
1974 26,844 -744 97,181 -192
1973 25,754 -1,066 94,765 0
1972 24,606 -236 74,803 193
1971 23,467 -208 72,308 394
1970 22,414 -244 44,776 587
1969 21,387 -57 42,015 786
1968 20,470 -636 44,213 995
1967 19,498 -339 41,357 1,194
1966 18,635 -1,023 38,523 1,386
1965 17,902 -1,327 51,682 1,591
1964 17,134 -1,660 64,786 1,785
1963 16,430 -2,016 46,333 1,591
1962 15,656 -2,403 47,406 1,386
1961 14,936 -2,807 45,186 1,194
1960 14,307 -3,227 42,945 995

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/south-sudan | 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 South Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

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
South Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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