The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,141,364 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- Namibia's population is 4.88 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2005, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.97M people to 3.14M (59.7% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
- Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.
Namibia vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
3141364
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644193
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| Population rank | 134/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
7.84 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
6.85 minutes
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
28.8 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.08 hours
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | +4,211 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +184 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +67,036 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.26% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 43/197 | 110/197 |
Namibia and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 591,465 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 603,067 | 272,791 | 1.96% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 615,759 | 283,912 | 2.1% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 629,589 | 297,034 | 2.25% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 644,530 | 309,041 | 2.37% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 660,558 | 320,000 | 2.49% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 677,655 | 331,135 | 2.59% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 696,045 | 342,679 | 2.71% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 715,542 | 354,616 | 2.8% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 736,120 | 366,906 | 2.88% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 757,868 | 379,442 | 2.95% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 780,584 | 391,932 | 3% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 804,399 | 397,413 | 3.05% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 828,928 | 395,772 | 3.05% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 854,320 | 393,676 | 3.06% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 881,032 | 391,170 | 3.13% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 906,566 | 388,289 | 2.9% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 931,104 | 385,067 | 2.71% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 947,269 | 381,502 | 1.74% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 962,825 | 377,602 | 1.64% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 981,434 | 375,377 | 1.93% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 992,500 | 375,459 | 1.13% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 1,010,308 | 376,555 | 1.79% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 1,037,511 | 378,746 | 2.69% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 1,065,989 | 382,193 | 2.74% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 1,096,890 | 386,972 | 2.9% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 1,131,081 | 392,330 | 3.12% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 1,167,889 | 396,911 | 3.25% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 1,209,696 | 402,227 | 3.58% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 1,288,947 | 408,409 | 6.55% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 1,369,303 | 412,493 | 6.23% | 1% |
| 1991 | 1,415,684 | 415,013 | 3.39% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 1,461,322 | 417,589 | 3.22% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 1,508,697 | 419,352 | 3.24% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 1,556,304 | 422,375 | 3.16% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 1,602,170 | 429,606 | 2.95% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 1,646,103 | 438,830 | 2.74% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 1,689,264 | 448,067 | 2.62% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,732,745 | 457,406 | 2.57% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 1,776,368 | 466,916 | 2.52% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 1,818,647 | 476,643 | 2.38% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 1,857,048 | 486,560 | 2.11% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 1,889,970 | 496,551 | 1.77% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 1,917,464 | 506,414 | 1.45% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 1,942,082 | 513,923 | 1.28% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 1,966,582 | 519,313 | 1.26% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 1,991,888 | 524,997 | 1.29% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 2,018,600 | 531,016 | 1.34% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 2,047,056 | 537,245 | 1.41% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 2,077,394 | 543,568 | 1.48% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 2,109,811 | 549,923 | 1.56% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 2,146,325 | 556,269 | 1.73% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 2,194,654 | 562,633 | 2.25% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 2,252,508 | 569,020 | 2.64% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 2,312,139 | 575,373 | 2.65% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 2,374,300 | 581,627 | 2.69% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 2,439,213 | 587,757 | 2.73% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 2,506,853 | 593,713 | 2.77% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 2,577,327 | 599,513 | 2.81% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2,650,494 | 605,768 | 2.84% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 2,728,762 | 612,317 | 2.95% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 2,810,548 | 617,896 | 3% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 2,889,662 | 623,164 | 2.81% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 2,963,095 | 628,886 | 2.54% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 3,030,131 | 634,431 | 2.26% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 3,092,826 | 639,852 | 2.07% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 3,153,252 | 645,257 | 1.95% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 3,212,910 | 650,564 | 1.89% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 3,272,166 | 655,783 | 1.84% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 3,330,819 | 660,793 | 1.79% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 3,389,961 | 665,650 | 1.78% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 3,449,508 | 670,421 | 1.76% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 3,508,245 | 675,070 | 1.7% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 3,565,349 | 679,573 | 1.63% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 3,621,829 | 683,911 | 1.58% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 3,678,888 | 688,189 | 1.58% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 3,735,939 | 692,343 | 1.55% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 3,792,807 | 696,213 | 1.52% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 3,850,310 | 699,908 | 1.52% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 3,907,182 | 703,569 | 1.48% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 3,962,414 | 707,156 | 1.41% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 4,017,690 | 710,619 | 1.4% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 4,073,359 | 713,900 | 1.39% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 4,129,577 | 716,999 | 1.38% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 4,186,114 | 719,920 | 1.37% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 4,243,359 | 722,759 | 1.37% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 4,299,969 | 725,322 | 1.33% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 4,355,507 | 727,726 | 1.29% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 4,409,459 | 730,038 | 1.24% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 4,460,507 | 732,021 | 1.16% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 4,512,307 | 733,898 | 1.16% | 0.26% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Namibia increased by 407,718 people (a 20.7% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Namibia gained 767,064 (a 32.3% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).
Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2005 and is 134th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Namibia's population will grow by 43.6% to 4,512,307 people with a rank change from 134th to 131st. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
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 |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between Namibia and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 67.7 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 22.1 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.53 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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