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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 16.8 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Namibia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Sudan
2100 5,958,153 137,695,876
2099 5,952,623 137,114,644
2098 5,947,142 136,500,499
2097 5,942,285 135,860,701
2096 5,938,162 135,222,218
2095 5,930,395 134,553,615
2094 5,922,248 133,902,112
2093 5,911,235 133,186,791
2092 5,899,026 132,427,642
2091 5,886,490 131,674,049
2090 5,871,938 130,893,042
2089 5,858,234 130,075,970
2088 5,842,720 129,234,968
2087 5,825,856 128,358,981
2086 5,806,643 127,463,823
2085 5,789,246 126,555,673
2084 5,771,050 125,612,419
2083 5,751,610 124,663,868
2082 5,730,648 123,716,124
2081 5,707,476 122,772,016
2080 5,682,842 121,805,246
2079 5,659,698 120,822,781
2078 5,634,313 119,802,944
2077 5,608,096 118,776,597
2076 5,580,829 117,748,457
2075 5,551,107 116,688,549
2074 5,522,025 115,601,159
2073 5,494,180 114,499,847
2072 5,464,749 113,374,089
2071 5,434,461 112,235,978
2070 5,403,822 111,102,687
2069 5,371,517 109,945,533
2068 5,336,950 108,791,037
2067 5,300,707 107,581,192
2066 5,263,191 106,357,353
2065 5,227,346 105,145,307
2064 5,190,323 103,903,801
2063 5,150,579 102,642,643
2062 5,109,760 101,354,095
2061 5,068,478 100,067,335
2060 5,023,587 98,765,585
2059 4,979,591 97,461,067
2058 4,933,964 96,135,716
2057 4,887,985 94,800,344
2056 4,840,537 93,458,640
2055 4,790,848 92,089,717
2054 4,741,942 90,711,253
2053 4,691,180 89,342,122
2052 4,639,835 87,962,125
2051 4,587,353 86,581,277
2050 4,533,502 85,194,794
2049 4,482,650 83,803,171
2048 4,430,309 82,442,635
2047 4,373,597 81,085,689
2046 4,318,050 79,725,126
2045 4,259,166 78,359,927
2044 4,202,338 77,006,049
2043 4,144,892 75,652,858
2042 4,088,713 74,312,465
2041 4,032,347 72,968,877
2040 3,976,987 71,640,015
2039 3,920,720 70,319,906
2038 3,862,015 69,001,239
2037 3,804,482 67,665,904
2036 3,747,072 66,337,650
2035 3,689,163 65,001,359
2034 3,631,737 63,664,516
2033 3,575,000 62,329,849
2032 3,516,310 61,007,985
2031 3,456,265 59,695,860
2030 3,395,964 58,384,521
2029 3,336,698 57,082,767
2028 3,277,428 55,800,806
2027 3,216,917 54,523,219
2026 3,156,839 52,894,744
2025 3,094,769 51,256,148
2024 3,030,131 50,448,963
2023 2,963,095 50,042,791
2022 2,889,662 49,383,346
2021 2,810,548 48,066,924
2020 2,728,762 46,789,231
2019 2,650,494 45,548,175
2018 2,577,327 44,230,596
2017 2,506,853 42,714,306
2016 2,439,213 41,259,892
2015 2,374,300 40,024,431
2014 2,312,139 38,823,318
2013 2,252,508 37,785,849
2012 2,194,654 36,923,178
2011 2,146,325 36,140,806
2010 2,109,811 35,414,399
2009 2,077,394 34,569,113
2008 2,047,056 33,623,980
2007 2,018,600 32,764,135
2006 1,991,888 31,992,435
2005 1,966,582 31,262,444
2004 1,942,082 30,556,637
2003 1,917,464 29,896,035
2002 1,889,970 29,228,727
2001 1,857,048 28,516,770
2000 1,818,647 27,816,745
1999 1,776,368 27,130,613
1998 1,732,745 26,458,999
1997 1,689,264 25,799,821
1996 1,646,103 25,231,528
1995 1,602,170 24,672,143
1994 1,556,304 24,043,948
1993 1,508,697 23,445,592
1992 1,461,322 22,927,355
1991 1,415,684 22,470,676
1990 1,369,303 22,021,481
1989 1,288,947 21,578,022
1988 1,209,696 21,138,431
1987 1,167,889 20,704,904
1986 1,131,081 20,288,238
1985 1,096,890 19,905,872
1984 1,065,989 19,546,528
1983 1,037,511 19,109,770
1982 1,010,308 18,486,645
1981 992,500 17,780,572
1980 981,434 17,058,905
1979 962,825 16,355,352
1978 947,269 15,695,003
1977 931,104 15,086,614
1976 906,566 14,569,716
1975 881,032 14,064,798
1974 854,320 13,580,723
1973 828,928 13,049,315
1972 804,399 12,527,856
1971 780,584 12,105,539
1970 757,868 11,695,771
1969 736,120 11,298,936
1968 715,542 10,917,999
1967 696,045 10,550,597
1966 677,655 10,197,578
1965 660,558 9,858,030
1964 644,530 9,531,109
1963 629,589 9,218,077
1962 615,759 8,919,028
1961 603,067 8,634,941
1960 591,465 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Sudan
2100 0.09% 0.42%
2099 0.09% 0.45%
2098 0.08% 0.47%
2097 0.07% 0.47%
2096 0.13% 0.5%
2095 0.14% 0.49%
2094 0.19% 0.54%
2093 0.21% 0.57%
2092 0.21% 0.57%
2091 0.25% 0.6%
2090 0.23% 0.63%
2089 0.27% 0.65%
2088 0.29% 0.68%
2087 0.33% 0.7%
2086 0.3% 0.72%
2085 0.32% 0.75%
2084 0.34% 0.76%
2083 0.37% 0.77%
2082 0.41% 0.77%
2081 0.43% 0.79%
2080 0.41% 0.81%
2079 0.45% 0.85%
2078 0.47% 0.86%
2077 0.49% 0.87%
2076 0.54% 0.91%
2075 0.53% 0.94%
2074 0.51% 0.96%
2073 0.54% 0.99%
2072 0.56% 1.01%
2071 0.57% 1.02%
2070 0.6% 1.05%
2069 0.65% 1.06%
2068 0.68% 1.12%
2067 0.71% 1.15%
2066 0.69% 1.15%
2065 0.71% 1.19%
2064 0.77% 1.23%
2063 0.8% 1.27%
2062 0.81% 1.29%
2061 0.89% 1.32%
2060 0.88% 1.34%
2059 0.92% 1.38%
2058 0.94% 1.41%
2057 0.98% 1.44%
2056 1.04% 1.49%
2055 1.03% 1.52%
2054 1.08% 1.53%
2053 1.11% 1.57%
2052 1.14% 1.59%
2051 1.19% 1.63%
2050 1.13% 1.66%
2049 1.18% 1.65%
2048 1.3% 1.67%
2047 1.29% 1.71%
2046 1.38% 1.74%
2045 1.35% 1.76%
2044 1.39% 1.79%
2043 1.37% 1.8%
2042 1.4% 1.84%
2041 1.39% 1.85%
2040 1.44% 1.88%
2039 1.52% 1.91%
2038 1.51% 1.97%
2037 1.53% 2%
2036 1.57% 2.06%
2035 1.58% 2.1%
2034 1.59% 2.14%
2033 1.67% 2.17%
2032 1.74% 2.2%
2031 1.78% 2.25%
2030 1.78% 2.28%
2029 1.81% 2.3%
2028 1.88% 2.34%
2027 1.9% 3.08%
2026 2.01% 3.2%
2025 2.13% 1.6%
2024 2.26% 0.81%
2023 2.54% 1.34%
2022 2.81% 2.74%
2021 3% 2.73%
2020 2.95% 2.72%
2019 2.84% 2.98%
2018 2.81% 3.55%
2017 2.77% 3.53%
2016 2.73% 3.09%
2015 2.69% 3.09%
2014 2.65% 2.75%
2013 2.64% 2.34%
2012 2.25% 2.16%
2011 1.73% 2.05%
2010 1.56% 2.45%
2009 1.48% 2.81%
2008 1.41% 2.62%
2007 1.34% 2.41%
2006 1.29% 2.34%
2005 1.26% 2.31%
2004 1.28% 2.21%
2003 1.45% 2.28%
2002 1.77% 2.5%
2001 2.11% 2.52%
2000 2.38% 2.53%
1999 2.52% 2.54%
1998 2.57% 2.55%
1997 2.62% 2.25%
1996 2.74% 2.27%
1995 2.95% 2.61%
1994 3.16% 2.55%
1993 3.24% 2.26%
1992 3.22% 2.03%
1991 3.39% 2.04%
1990 6.23% 2.06%
1989 6.55% 2.08%
1988 3.58% 2.09%
1987 3.25% 2.05%
1986 3.12% 1.92%
1985 2.9% 1.84%
1984 2.74% 2.29%
1983 2.69% 3.37%
1982 1.79% 3.97%
1981 1.13% 4.23%
1980 1.93% 4.3%
1979 1.64% 4.21%
1978 1.74% 4.03%
1977 2.71% 3.55%
1976 2.9% 3.59%
1975 3.13% 3.56%
1974 3.06% 4.07%
1973 3.05% 4.16%
1972 3.05% 3.49%
1971 3% 3.5%
1970 2.95% 3.51%
1969 2.88% 3.49%
1968 2.8% 3.48%
1967 2.71% 3.46%
1966 2.59% 3.44%
1965 2.49% 3.43%
1964 2.37% 3.4%
1963 2.25% 3.35%
1962 2.1% 3.29%
1961 1.96% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Namibia Sudan
Current population
3173089
53335233
Population rank 134/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.64%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 116/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +291,469
Net migration rank 57/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 291,469
2024 - 4,211 - -544,257
2023 58,435 11,675 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 54,534 22,212 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 50,160 31,327 1,293,817 31,664
2020 55,034 27,056 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 54,769 19,676 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 53,970 17,920 1,257,387 125,499
2017 52,975 16,080 1,208,046 441,623
2016 52,228 14,002 1,174,422 84,728
2015 50,846 12,755 1,145,259 66,476
2014 49,581 11,134 1,097,962 92,504
2013 47,801 10,748 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 46,204 10,957 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 43,557 -4,067 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 42,046 -8,518 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 39,942 -8,626 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 38,147 -8,775 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 36,430 -8,905 992,819 -201,769
2006 34,690 -8,792 963,740 -211,387
2005 32,909 -8,195 907,017 -199,378
2004 31,478 -7,192 889,382 -185,392
2003 31,115 -6,153 898,226 -281,001
2002 31,947 -1,913 897,965 -180,603
2001 32,942 2,869 880,284 -173,745
2000 35,280 5,709 858,536 -165,030
1999 37,233 6,333 835,840 -157,090
1998 37,500 6,180 814,752 -150,271
1997 37,256 6,023 802,245 -148,368
1996 37,177 5,866 792,926 -310,221
1995 39,119 5,712 780,700 -144,670
1994 41,316 5,578 764,645 -144,324
1993 42,861 5,464 743,249 -166,861
1992 43,945 2,487 731,177 -271,093
1991 44,523 309 714,612 -261,341
1990 43,956 3,969 699,953 -254,825
1989 37,715 75,072 683,743 -241,979
1988 34,798 10,916 672,604 -235,213
1987 33,340 4,559 658,416 -228,756
1986 31,764 3,953 649,649 -245,968
1985 30,575 2,090 583,382 -222,315
1984 29,395 -267 577,405 -219,755
1983 28,307 -481 570,198 -54,325
1982 27,474 -889 606,362 124,007
1981 27,938 -18,901 585,087 96,697
1980 28,142 -15,041 552,930 208,602
1979 28,930 -4,818 524,942 120,613
1978 29,821 -22,827 497,987 177,153
1977 29,241 -3,907 483,089 58,540
1976 28,785 -5,048 470,019 22,147
1975 27,882 -553 454,813 62,843
1974 26,844 -744 444,456 6,023
1973 25,754 -1,066 439,201 173,143
1972 24,606 -236 428,340 2,238
1971 23,467 -208 417,641 -3,577
1970 22,414 -244 401,013 4,479
1969 21,387 -57 385,712 2,476
1968 20,470 -636 370,917 2,776
1967 19,498 -339 356,599 4,508
1966 18,635 -1,023 342,118 2,813
1965 17,902 -1,327 327,799 6,367
1964 17,134 -1,660 315,166 4,505
1963 16,430 -2,016 302,132 4,263
1962 15,656 -2,403 287,317 4,387
1961 14,936 -2,807 272,562 3,904
1960 14,307 -3,227 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in 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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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