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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 10,569,709 people in Sweden in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 10,680,056 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 3.37 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 91st.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.88% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.6% growth).

Namibia vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Sweden
2100 5,958,153 11,357,586
2099 5,952,623 11,361,443
2098 5,947,142 11,365,725
2097 5,942,285 11,366,889
2096 5,938,162 11,368,572
2095 5,930,395 11,371,525
2094 5,922,248 11,374,169
2093 5,911,235 11,376,054
2092 5,899,026 11,378,099
2091 5,886,490 11,379,549
2090 5,871,938 11,381,475
2089 5,858,234 11,384,408
2088 5,842,720 11,387,073
2087 5,825,856 11,390,874
2086 5,806,643 11,398,223
2085 5,789,246 11,403,279
2084 5,771,050 11,408,050
2083 5,751,610 11,411,588
2082 5,730,648 11,416,796
2081 5,707,476 11,418,438
2080 5,682,842 11,420,629
2079 5,659,698 11,420,158
2078 5,634,313 11,418,032
2077 5,608,096 11,415,948
2076 5,580,829 11,412,112
2075 5,551,107 11,407,978
2074 5,522,025 11,404,682
2073 5,494,180 11,401,754
2072 5,464,749 11,398,056
2071 5,434,461 11,393,134
2070 5,403,822 11,389,416
2069 5,371,517 11,385,560
2068 5,336,950 11,384,165
2067 5,300,707 11,383,331
2066 5,263,191 11,383,335
2065 5,227,346 11,382,611
2064 5,190,323 11,381,643
2063 5,150,579 11,381,489
2062 5,109,760 11,382,109
2061 5,068,478 11,379,849
2060 5,023,587 11,378,661
2059 4,979,591 11,376,317
2058 4,933,964 11,372,527
2057 4,887,985 11,367,109
2056 4,840,537 11,361,843
2055 4,790,848 11,354,884
2054 4,741,942 11,347,343
2053 4,691,180 11,336,678
2052 4,639,835 11,322,876
2051 4,587,353 11,306,983
2050 4,533,502 11,287,973
2049 4,482,650 11,268,461
2048 4,430,309 11,247,615
2047 4,373,597 11,225,655
2046 4,318,050 11,202,749
2045 4,259,166 11,178,920
2044 4,202,338 11,153,887
2043 4,144,892 11,128,417
2042 4,088,713 11,102,505
2041 4,032,347 11,078,898
2040 3,976,987 11,054,498
2039 3,920,720 11,031,322
2038 3,862,015 11,008,943
2037 3,804,482 10,987,323
2036 3,747,072 10,964,438
2035 3,689,163 10,941,953
2034 3,631,737 10,919,289
2033 3,575,000 10,895,104
2032 3,516,310 10,869,796
2031 3,456,265 10,844,434
2030 3,395,964 10,815,888
2029 3,336,698 10,784,274
2028 3,277,428 10,749,191
2027 3,216,917 10,710,226
2026 3,156,839 10,668,870
2025 3,094,769 10,621,495
2024 3,030,131 10,569,709
2023 2,963,095 10,536,632
2022 2,889,662 10,486,941
2021 2,810,548 10,415,811
2020 2,728,762 10,353,442
2019 2,650,494 10,278,887
2018 2,577,327 10,175,214
2017 2,506,853 10,057,698
2016 2,439,213 9,923,085
2015 2,374,300 9,799,186
2014 2,312,139 9,696,110
2013 2,252,508 9,600,379
2012 2,194,654 9,519,374
2011 2,146,325 9,449,213
2010 2,109,811 9,378,126
2009 2,077,394 9,298,515
2008 2,047,056 9,219,637
2007 2,018,600 9,148,092
2006 1,991,888 9,080,505
2005 1,966,582 9,029,572
2004 1,942,082 8,993,531
2003 1,917,464 8,958,229
2002 1,889,970 8,924,958
2001 1,857,048 8,895,960
2000 1,818,647 8,872,109
1999 1,776,368 8,857,874
1998 1,732,745 8,850,974
1997 1,689,264 8,846,062
1996 1,646,103 8,840,998
1995 1,602,170 8,826,939
1994 1,556,304 8,780,745
1993 1,508,697 8,718,561
1992 1,461,322 8,668,067
1991 1,415,684 8,617,375
1990 1,369,303 8,558,835
1989 1,288,947 8,492,964
1988 1,209,696 8,436,489
1987 1,167,889 8,397,804
1986 1,131,081 8,369,829
1985 1,096,890 8,350,386
1984 1,065,989 8,336,605
1983 1,037,511 8,329,033
1982 1,010,308 8,325,263
1981 992,500 8,320,503
1980 981,434 8,310,531
1979 962,825 8,293,678
1978 947,269 8,275,599
1977 931,104 8,251,540
1976 906,566 8,222,286
1975 881,032 8,192,437
1974 854,320 8,159,955
1973 828,928 8,136,312
1972 804,399 8,122,300
1971 780,584 8,098,334
1970 757,868 8,042,801
1969 736,120 7,968,072
1968 715,542 7,912,273
1967 696,045 7,867,931
1966 677,655 7,807,797
1965 660,558 7,733,853
1964 644,530 7,661,354
1963 629,589 7,604,328
1962 615,759 7,561,588
1961 603,067 7,519,998
1960 591,465 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Sweden's population increased by 756,971 people (a 7.63% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 91st 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 Sweden will increase by 5.69% to 11,287,973 people and rank change from 91st to 93rd.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 11.4M people in 2080 for Sweden.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Sweden
2100 0.09% -0.03%
2099 0.09% -0.04%
2098 0.08% -0.01%
2097 0.07% -0.01%
2096 0.13% -0.03%
2095 0.14% -0.02%
2094 0.19% -0.02%
2093 0.21% -0.02%
2092 0.21% -0.01%
2091 0.25% -0.02%
2090 0.23% -0.03%
2089 0.27% -0.02%
2088 0.29% -0.03%
2087 0.33% -0.06%
2086 0.3% -0.04%
2085 0.32% -0.04%
2084 0.34% -0.03%
2083 0.37% -0.05%
2082 0.41% -0.01%
2081 0.43% -0.02%
2080 0.41% 0.004%
2079 0.45% 0.02%
2078 0.47% 0.02%
2077 0.49% 0.03%
2076 0.54% 0.04%
2075 0.53% 0.03%
2074 0.51% 0.03%
2073 0.54% 0.03%
2072 0.56% 0.04%
2071 0.57% 0.03%
2070 0.6% 0.03%
2069 0.65% 0.01%
2068 0.68% 0.007%
2067 0.71% -0%
2066 0.69% 0.006%
2065 0.71% 0.009%
2064 0.77% 0.001%
2063 0.8% -0.005%
2062 0.81% 0.02%
2061 0.89% 0.01%
2060 0.88% 0.02%
2059 0.92% 0.03%
2058 0.94% 0.05%
2057 0.98% 0.05%
2056 1.04% 0.06%
2055 1.03% 0.07%
2054 1.08% 0.09%
2053 1.11% 0.12%
2052 1.14% 0.14%
2051 1.19% 0.17%
2050 1.13% 0.17%
2049 1.18% 0.19%
2048 1.3% 0.2%
2047 1.29% 0.2%
2046 1.38% 0.21%
2045 1.35% 0.22%
2044 1.39% 0.23%
2043 1.37% 0.23%
2042 1.4% 0.21%
2041 1.39% 0.22%
2040 1.44% 0.21%
2039 1.52% 0.2%
2038 1.51% 0.2%
2037 1.53% 0.21%
2036 1.57% 0.21%
2035 1.58% 0.21%
2034 1.59% 0.22%
2033 1.67% 0.23%
2032 1.74% 0.23%
2031 1.78% 0.26%
2030 1.78% 0.29%
2029 1.81% 0.33%
2028 1.88% 0.36%
2027 1.9% 0.39%
2026 2.01% 0.45%
2025 2.13% 0.49%
2024 2.26% 0.31%
2023 2.54% 0.47%
2022 2.81% 0.68%
2021 3% 0.6%
2020 2.95% 0.73%
2019 2.84% 1.02%
2018 2.81% 1.17%
2017 2.77% 1.36%
2016 2.73% 1.26%
2015 2.69% 1.06%
2014 2.65% 1%
2013 2.64% 0.85%
2012 2.25% 0.74%
2011 1.73% 0.76%
2010 1.56% 0.86%
2009 1.48% 0.86%
2008 1.41% 0.78%
2007 1.34% 0.74%
2006 1.29% 0.56%
2005 1.26% 0.4%
2004 1.28% 0.39%
2003 1.45% 0.37%
2002 1.77% 0.33%
2001 2.11% 0.27%
2000 2.38% 0.16%
1999 2.52% 0.08%
1998 2.57% 0.06%
1997 2.62% 0.06%
1996 2.74% 0.16%
1995 2.95% 0.53%
1994 3.16% 0.71%
1993 3.24% 0.58%
1992 3.22% 0.59%
1991 3.39% 0.68%
1990 6.23% 0.78%
1989 6.55% 0.67%
1988 3.58% 0.46%
1987 3.25% 0.33%
1986 3.12% 0.23%
1985 2.9% 0.17%
1984 2.74% 0.09%
1983 2.69% 0.05%
1982 1.79% 0.06%
1981 1.13% 0.12%
1980 1.93% 0.2%
1979 1.64% 0.22%
1978 1.74% 0.29%
1977 2.71% 0.36%
1976 2.9% 0.36%
1975 3.13% 0.4%
1974 3.06% 0.29%
1973 3.05% 0.17%
1972 3.05% 0.3%
1971 3% 0.69%
1970 2.95% 0.94%
1969 2.88% 0.71%
1968 2.8% 0.56%
1967 2.71% 0.77%
1966 2.59% 0.96%
1965 2.49% 0.95%
1964 2.37% 0.75%
1963 2.25% 0.57%
1962 2.1% 0.55%
1961 1.96% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Namibia Sweden
Current population
3173089
10680056
Population rank 134/197 91/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
15.9 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
5.25 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
5.54 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +91
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +33,077
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 149/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +47,079
Net migration rank 57/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 47,079
2024 - 4,211 - 50,115
2023 58,435 11,675 5,269 55,209
2022 54,534 22,212 10,487 58,955
2021 50,160 31,327 22,914 51,947
2020 55,034 27,056 14,495 37,302
2019 54,769 19,676 25,697 72,619
2018 53,970 17,920 23,403 87,517
2017 52,975 16,080 24,138 102,671
2016 52,228 14,002 25,800 119,234
2015 50,846 12,755 23,518 80,534
2014 49,581 11,134 26,179 77,654
2013 47,801 10,748 23,041 66,760
2012 46,204 10,957 20,943 52,879
2011 43,557 -4,067 21,733 46,049
2010 42,046 -8,518 25,320 51,175
2009 39,942 -8,626 21,387 63,638
2008 38,147 -8,775 18,439 56,452
2007 36,430 -8,905 15,552 54,907
2006 34,690 -8,792 15,436 51,675
2005 32,909 -8,195 9,030 27,030
2004 31,478 -7,192 9,893 25,842
2003 31,115 -6,153 6,271 29,161
2002 31,947 -1,913 893 31,364
2001 32,942 2,869 -1,779 28,856
2000 35,280 5,709 -2,662 24,900
1999 37,233 6,333 -6,201 13,940
1998 37,500 6,180 -3,541 11,325
1997 37,256 6,023 -3,539 6,047
1996 37,177 5,866 1,768 5,773
1995 39,119 5,712 9,710 11,621
1994 41,316 5,578 20,196 51,545
1993 42,861 5,464 20,924 32,725
1992 43,945 2,487 28,605 20,507
1991 44,523 309 29,299 25,314
1990 43,956 3,969 29,100 35,668
1989 37,715 75,072 24,629 44,565
1988 34,798 10,916 15,186 30,064
1987 33,340 4,559 11,757 21,335
1986 31,764 3,953 9,206 15,211
1985 30,575 2,090 4,175 11,464
1984 29,395 -267 3,335 8,668
1983 28,307 -481 833 2,105
1982 27,474 -889 1,665 2,524
1981 27,938 -18,901 1,664 3,209
1980 28,142 -15,041 5,818 10,040
1979 28,930 -4,818 4,976 13,895
1978 29,821 -22,827 4,138 13,807
1977 29,241 -3,907 7,426 23,528
1976 28,785 -5,048 8,222 20,324
1975 27,882 -553 14,746 16,564
1974 26,844 -744 23,664 9,217
1973 25,754 -1,066 24,409 -9,551
1972 24,606 -236 28,428 -13,519
1971 23,467 -208 31,583 2,334
1970 22,414 -244 30,563 47,242
1969 21,387 -57 23,904 48,824
1968 20,470 -636 30,858 8,545
1967 19,498 -339 41,700 11,075
1966 18,635 -1,023 45,286 24,920
1965 17,902 -1,327 44,857 32,444
1964 17,134 -1,660 45,968 23,581
1963 16,430 -2,016 35,741 11,009
1962 15,656 -2,403 30,246 9,627
1961 14,936 -2,807 30,832 14,401
1960 14,307 -3,227 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/sweden | 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 Sweden 21.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 201,900 people) and 78.6% is from migration (a gain of 743,642 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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