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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 8.46 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Namibia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Syria
2100 5,958,153 44,620,090
2099 5,952,623 44,690,260
2098 5,947,142 44,750,249
2097 5,942,285 44,813,148
2096 5,938,162 44,867,740
2095 5,930,395 44,895,489
2094 5,922,248 44,945,231
2093 5,911,235 44,974,311
2092 5,899,026 45,003,795
2091 5,886,490 45,016,478
2090 5,871,938 45,048,083
2089 5,858,234 45,047,102
2088 5,842,720 45,041,864
2087 5,825,856 45,049,516
2086 5,806,643 45,068,928
2085 5,789,246 45,034,847
2084 5,771,050 44,999,929
2083 5,751,610 44,971,600
2082 5,730,648 44,910,859
2081 5,707,476 44,843,908
2080 5,682,842 44,744,718
2079 5,659,698 44,687,371
2078 5,634,313 44,649,760
2077 5,608,096 44,604,175
2076 5,580,829 44,520,132
2075 5,551,107 44,426,423
2074 5,522,025 44,328,795
2073 5,494,180 44,221,016
2072 5,464,749 44,084,262
2071 5,434,461 43,939,848
2070 5,403,822 43,795,999
2069 5,371,517 43,648,130
2068 5,336,950 43,465,442
2067 5,300,707 43,271,173
2066 5,263,191 43,060,752
2065 5,227,346 42,810,442
2064 5,190,323 42,559,554
2063 5,150,579 42,311,907
2062 5,109,760 42,062,193
2061 5,068,478 41,808,082
2060 5,023,587 41,522,274
2059 4,979,591 41,208,825
2058 4,933,964 40,925,728
2057 4,887,985 40,643,453
2056 4,840,537 40,332,578
2055 4,790,848 40,026,632
2054 4,741,942 39,691,425
2053 4,691,180 39,348,020
2052 4,639,835 39,045,268
2051 4,587,353 38,733,827
2050 4,533,502 38,410,423
2049 4,482,650 38,089,455
2048 4,430,309 37,784,449
2047 4,373,597 37,492,636
2046 4,318,050 37,181,526
2045 4,259,166 36,843,579
2044 4,202,338 36,526,509
2043 4,144,892 36,188,225
2042 4,088,713 35,825,419
2041 4,032,347 35,447,414
2040 3,976,987 35,042,107
2039 3,920,720 34,626,945
2038 3,862,015 34,183,740
2037 3,804,482 33,703,682
2036 3,747,072 33,223,843
2035 3,689,163 32,696,648
2034 3,631,737 32,148,814
2033 3,575,000 31,562,427
2032 3,516,310 30,967,322
2031 3,456,265 30,329,874
2030 3,395,964 29,672,629
2029 3,336,698 28,949,535
2028 3,277,428 28,217,748
2027 3,216,917 27,428,807
2026 3,156,839 26,607,148
2025 3,094,769 25,689,551
2024 3,030,131 24,672,760
2023 2,963,095 23,594,623
2022 2,889,662 22,462,173
2021 2,810,548 21,628,839
2020 2,728,762 21,049,429
2019 2,650,494 20,353,534
2018 2,577,327 19,577,845
2017 2,506,853 19,224,668
2016 2,439,213 19,193,834
2015 2,374,300 19,424,618
2014 2,312,139 20,273,659
2013 2,252,508 21,666,917
2012 2,194,654 22,759,763
2011 2,146,325 22,878,098
2010 2,109,811 22,482,421
2009 2,077,394 21,976,969
2008 2,047,056 21,636,564
2007 2,018,600 20,884,125
2006 1,991,888 19,637,022
2005 1,966,582 18,814,091
2004 1,942,082 18,336,875
2003 1,917,464 17,889,296
2002 1,889,970 17,468,332
2001 1,857,048 17,051,338
2000 1,818,647 16,637,888
1999 1,776,368 16,228,061
1998 1,732,745 15,820,413
1997 1,689,264 15,417,542
1996 1,646,103 15,018,104
1995 1,602,170 14,616,801
1994 1,556,304 14,208,583
1993 1,508,697 13,795,686
1992 1,461,322 13,385,571
1991 1,415,684 12,980,821
1990 1,369,303 12,579,208
1989 1,288,947 12,179,060
1988 1,209,696 11,782,264
1987 1,167,889 11,388,923
1986 1,131,081 11,002,844
1985 1,096,890 10,625,672
1984 1,065,989 10,258,398
1983 1,037,511 9,904,809
1982 1,010,308 9,572,511
1981 992,500 9,260,189
1980 981,434 8,957,663
1979 962,825 8,661,909
1978 947,269 8,372,759
1977 931,104 8,090,501
1976 906,566 7,817,320
1975 881,032 7,554,364
1974 854,320 7,302,160
1973 828,928 7,060,321
1972 804,399 6,826,024
1971 780,584 6,598,094
1970 757,868 6,380,609
1969 736,120 6,175,166
1968 715,542 5,978,742
1967 696,045 5,790,198
1966 677,655 5,609,047
1965 660,558 5,435,267
1964 644,530 5,269,087
1963 629,589 5,110,467
1962 615,759 4,959,340
1961 603,067 4,815,466
1960 591,465 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 45.1M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Syria
2100 0.09% -0.16%
2099 0.09% -0.13%
2098 0.08% -0.14%
2097 0.07% -0.12%
2096 0.13% -0.06%
2095 0.14% -0.11%
2094 0.19% -0.06%
2093 0.21% -0.07%
2092 0.21% -0.03%
2091 0.25% -0.07%
2090 0.23% 0.002%
2089 0.27% 0.01%
2088 0.29% -0.02%
2087 0.33% -0.04%
2086 0.3% 0.08%
2085 0.32% 0.08%
2084 0.34% 0.06%
2083 0.37% 0.14%
2082 0.41% 0.15%
2081 0.43% 0.22%
2080 0.41% 0.13%
2079 0.45% 0.08%
2078 0.47% 0.1%
2077 0.49% 0.19%
2076 0.54% 0.21%
2075 0.53% 0.22%
2074 0.51% 0.24%
2073 0.54% 0.31%
2072 0.56% 0.33%
2071 0.57% 0.33%
2070 0.6% 0.34%
2069 0.65% 0.42%
2068 0.68% 0.45%
2067 0.71% 0.49%
2066 0.69% 0.58%
2065 0.71% 0.59%
2064 0.77% 0.59%
2063 0.8% 0.59%
2062 0.81% 0.61%
2061 0.89% 0.69%
2060 0.88% 0.76%
2059 0.92% 0.69%
2058 0.94% 0.69%
2057 0.98% 0.77%
2056 1.04% 0.76%
2055 1.03% 0.84%
2054 1.08% 0.87%
2053 1.11% 0.78%
2052 1.14% 0.8%
2051 1.19% 0.84%
2050 1.13% 0.84%
2049 1.18% 0.81%
2048 1.3% 0.78%
2047 1.29% 0.84%
2046 1.38% 0.92%
2045 1.35% 0.87%
2044 1.39% 0.93%
2043 1.37% 1.01%
2042 1.4% 1.07%
2041 1.39% 1.16%
2040 1.44% 1.2%
2039 1.52% 1.3%
2038 1.51% 1.42%
2037 1.53% 1.44%
2036 1.57% 1.61%
2035 1.58% 1.7%
2034 1.59% 1.86%
2033 1.67% 1.92%
2032 1.74% 2.1%
2031 1.78% 2.21%
2030 1.78% 2.5%
2029 1.81% 2.59%
2028 1.88% 2.88%
2027 1.9% 3.09%
2026 2.01% 3.57%
2025 2.13% 4.12%
2024 2.26% 4.57%
2023 2.54% 5.04%
2022 2.81% 3.85%
2021 3% 2.75%
2020 2.95% 3.42%
2019 2.84% 3.96%
2018 2.81% 1.84%
2017 2.77% 0.16%
2016 2.73% -1.19%
2015 2.69% -4.19%
2014 2.65% -6.43%
2013 2.64% -4.8%
2012 2.25% -0.52%
2011 1.73% 1.76%
2010 1.56% 2.3%
2009 1.48% 1.57%
2008 1.41% 3.6%
2007 1.34% 6.35%
2006 1.29% 4.37%
2005 1.26% 2.6%
2004 1.28% 2.5%
2003 1.45% 2.41%
2002 1.77% 2.45%
2001 2.11% 2.48%
2000 2.38% 2.53%
1999 2.52% 2.58%
1998 2.57% 2.61%
1997 2.62% 2.66%
1996 2.74% 2.75%
1995 2.95% 2.87%
1994 3.16% 2.99%
1993 3.24% 3.06%
1992 3.22% 3.12%
1991 3.39% 3.19%
1990 6.23% 3.29%
1989 6.55% 3.37%
1988 3.58% 3.45%
1987 3.25% 3.51%
1986 3.12% 3.55%
1985 2.9% 3.58%
1984 2.74% 3.57%
1983 2.69% 3.47%
1982 1.79% 3.37%
1981 1.13% 3.38%
1980 1.93% 3.41%
1979 1.64% 3.45%
1978 1.74% 3.49%
1977 2.71% 3.49%
1976 2.9% 3.48%
1975 3.13% 3.45%
1974 3.06% 3.43%
1973 3.05% 3.43%
1972 3.05% 3.45%
1971 3% 3.41%
1970 2.95% 3.33%
1969 2.88% 3.29%
1968 2.8% 3.26%
1967 2.71% 3.23%
1966 2.59% 3.2%
1965 2.49% 3.15%
1964 2.37% 3.1%
1963 2.25% 3.05%
1962 2.1% 2.99%
1961 1.96% 3.04%

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/syria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Namibia Syria
Current population
3173089
26829400
Population rank 134/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.32%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
6.85 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +2,954
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 6/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +421,693
Net migration rank 57/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 421,693
2024 - 4,211 - 546,494
2023 58,435 11,675 402,713 757,309
2022 54,534 22,212 369,750 735,142
2021 50,160 31,327 350,560 211,220
2020 55,034 27,056 327,992 269,050
2019 54,769 19,676 293,762 500,985
2018 53,970 17,920 242,530 514,102
2017 52,975 16,080 237,214 -287,501
2016 52,228 14,002 236,007 -124,063
2015 50,846 12,755 253,977 -827,496
2014 49,581 11,134 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 47,801 10,748 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 46,204 10,957 475,520 -999,267
2011 43,557 -4,067 543,950 -256,888
2010 42,046 -8,518 558,666 -54,359
2009 39,942 -8,626 559,314 -52,703
2008 38,147 -8,775 576,593 -402,393
2007 36,430 -8,905 529,162 801,514
2006 34,690 -8,792 480,616 682,911
2005 32,909 -8,195 468,960 13,382
2004 31,478 -7,192 461,209 10,881
2003 31,115 -6,153 457,000 -33,920
2002 31,947 -1,913 453,967 -35,096
2001 32,942 2,869 451,503 -36,383
2000 35,280 5,709 446,211 -34,425
1999 37,233 6,333 439,261 -31,394
1998 37,500 6,180 433,447 -26,025
1997 37,256 6,023 429,887 -31,571
1996 37,177 5,866 430,765 -30,197
1995 39,119 5,712 430,172 -28,122
1994 41,316 5,578 426,996 -12,630
1993 42,861 5,464 420,244 -8,828
1992 43,945 2,487 412,878 -4,063
1991 44,523 309 410,830 -10,154
1990 43,956 3,969 409,177 -6,620
1989 37,715 75,072 406,111 -8,379
1988 34,798 10,916 404,285 -8,426
1987 33,340 4,559 399,159 -8,335
1986 31,764 3,953 390,821 -9,485
1985 30,575 2,090 379,231 -6,221
1984 29,395 -267 366,768 -5,245
1983 28,307 -481 355,375 -9,729
1982 27,474 -889 319,664 -721
1981 27,938 -18,901 330,237 -24,536
1980 28,142 -15,041 332,464 -33,114
1979 28,930 -4,818 324,943 -32,793
1978 29,821 -22,827 316,724 -30,567
1977 29,241 -3,907 306,630 -28,275
1976 28,785 -5,048 294,267 -26,268
1975 27,882 -553 282,299 -24,389
1974 26,844 -744 270,735 -24,242
1973 25,754 -1,066 254,687 -17,502
1972 24,606 -236 249,027 -17,610
1971 23,467 -208 239,610 -15,167
1970 22,414 -244 230,117 -19,594
1969 21,387 -57 219,114 -18,749
1968 20,470 -636 209,454 -16,968
1967 19,498 -339 199,223 -14,618
1966 18,635 -1,023 191,122 -13,434
1965 17,902 -1,327 182,560 -12,704
1964 17,134 -1,660 174,549 -12,044
1963 16,430 -2,016 166,555 -11,817
1962 15,656 -2,403 159,155 -11,641
1961 14,936 -2,807 151,485 -11,237
1960 14,307 -3,227 143,687 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/syria | 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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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