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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 7.32 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Namibia vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Taiwan
2100 5,958,153 10,150,338
2099 5,952,623 10,273,881
2098 5,947,142 10,399,680
2097 5,942,285 10,527,804
2096 5,938,162 10,657,536
2095 5,930,395 10,789,978
2094 5,922,248 10,925,075
2093 5,911,235 11,062,491
2092 5,899,026 11,202,670
2091 5,886,490 11,346,131
2090 5,871,938 11,494,369
2089 5,858,234 11,644,743
2088 5,842,720 11,799,177
2087 5,825,856 11,956,109
2086 5,806,643 12,116,149
2085 5,789,246 12,281,248
2084 5,771,050 12,451,872
2083 5,751,610 12,625,681
2082 5,730,648 12,803,442
2081 5,707,476 12,986,931
2080 5,682,842 13,174,137
2079 5,659,698 13,366,920
2078 5,634,313 13,564,788
2077 5,608,096 13,765,770
2076 5,580,829 13,969,802
2075 5,551,107 14,178,904
2074 5,522,025 14,391,331
2073 5,494,180 14,606,033
2072 5,464,749 14,824,987
2071 5,434,461 15,045,310
2070 5,403,822 15,266,143
2069 5,371,517 15,488,280
2068 5,336,950 15,714,125
2067 5,300,707 15,940,945
2066 5,263,191 16,167,553
2065 5,227,346 16,396,032
2064 5,190,323 16,625,600
2063 5,150,579 16,854,355
2062 5,109,760 17,084,600
2061 5,068,478 17,314,450
2060 5,023,587 17,541,998
2059 4,979,591 17,767,014
2058 4,933,964 17,988,239
2057 4,887,985 18,208,151
2056 4,840,537 18,423,453
2055 4,790,848 18,639,554
2054 4,741,942 18,853,384
2053 4,691,180 19,063,428
2052 4,639,835 19,270,076
2051 4,587,353 19,474,323
2050 4,533,502 19,677,203
2049 4,482,650 19,878,438
2048 4,430,309 20,073,645
2047 4,373,597 20,267,326
2046 4,318,050 20,454,154
2045 4,259,166 20,640,565
2044 4,202,338 20,819,477
2043 4,144,892 20,995,111
2042 4,088,713 21,166,213
2041 4,032,347 21,331,710
2040 3,976,987 21,491,361
2039 3,920,720 21,645,911
2038 3,862,015 21,794,529
2037 3,804,482 21,939,617
2036 3,747,072 22,077,701
2035 3,689,163 22,211,115
2034 3,631,737 22,340,809
2033 3,575,000 22,463,465
2032 3,516,310 22,582,449
2031 3,456,265 22,698,460
2030 3,395,964 22,809,605
2029 3,336,698 22,916,803
2028 3,277,428 23,022,058
2027 3,216,917 23,127,410
2026 3,156,839 23,229,461
2025 3,094,769 23,331,886
2024 3,030,131 23,410,331
2023 2,963,095 23,342,541
2022 2,889,662 23,319,977
2021 2,810,548 23,468,275
2020 2,728,762 23,582,179
2019 2,650,494 23,596,027
2018 2,577,327 23,580,080
2017 2,506,853 23,555,522
2016 2,439,213 23,515,945
2015 2,374,300 23,462,914
2014 2,312,139 23,403,635
2013 2,252,508 23,344,670
2012 2,194,654 23,270,367
2011 2,146,325 23,193,518
2010 2,109,811 23,140,948
2009 2,077,394 23,078,402
2008 2,047,056 22,997,696
2007 2,018,600 22,917,444
2006 1,991,888 22,823,455
2005 1,966,582 22,729,753
2004 1,942,082 22,646,836
2003 1,917,464 22,562,663
2002 1,889,970 22,463,172
2001 1,857,048 22,341,120
2000 1,818,647 22,184,530
1999 1,776,368 22,010,489
1998 1,732,745 21,835,703
1997 1,689,264 21,634,124
1996 1,646,103 21,441,432
1995 1,602,170 21,267,653
1994 1,556,304 21,086,645
1993 1,508,697 20,899,019
1992 1,461,322 20,704,227
1991 1,415,684 20,503,568
1990 1,369,303 20,278,946
1989 1,288,947 20,055,492
1988 1,209,696 19,839,704
1987 1,167,889 19,617,046
1986 1,131,081 19,411,454
1985 1,096,890 19,191,510
1984 1,065,989 18,929,866
1983 1,037,511 18,653,146
1982 1,010,308 18,354,855
1981 992,500 18,029,982
1980 981,434 17,704,538
1979 962,825 17,372,779
1978 947,269 17,042,272
1977 931,104 16,730,895
1976 906,566 16,401,413
1975 881,032 16,075,128
1974 854,320 15,784,817
1973 828,928 15,505,121
1972 804,399 15,220,495
1971 780,584 14,913,564
1970 757,868 14,582,944
1969 736,120 14,068,984
1968 715,542 13,548,537
1967 696,045 13,210,344
1966 677,655 12,874,153
1965 660,558 12,511,863
1964 644,530 12,137,143
1963 629,589 11,762,101
1962 615,759 11,392,513
1961 603,067 11,030,385
1960 591,465 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/taiwan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Taiwan
2100 0.09% -1.2%
2099 0.09% -1.21%
2098 0.08% -1.22%
2097 0.07% -1.22%
2096 0.13% -1.23%
2095 0.14% -1.24%
2094 0.19% -1.24%
2093 0.21% -1.25%
2092 0.21% -1.26%
2091 0.25% -1.29%
2090 0.23% -1.29%
2089 0.27% -1.31%
2088 0.29% -1.31%
2087 0.33% -1.32%
2086 0.3% -1.34%
2085 0.32% -1.37%
2084 0.34% -1.38%
2083 0.37% -1.39%
2082 0.41% -1.41%
2081 0.43% -1.42%
2080 0.41% -1.44%
2079 0.45% -1.46%
2078 0.47% -1.46%
2077 0.49% -1.46%
2076 0.54% -1.47%
2075 0.53% -1.48%
2074 0.51% -1.47%
2073 0.54% -1.48%
2072 0.56% -1.46%
2071 0.57% -1.45%
2070 0.6% -1.43%
2069 0.65% -1.44%
2068 0.68% -1.42%
2067 0.71% -1.4%
2066 0.69% -1.39%
2065 0.71% -1.38%
2064 0.77% -1.36%
2063 0.8% -1.35%
2062 0.81% -1.33%
2061 0.89% -1.3%
2060 0.88% -1.27%
2059 0.92% -1.23%
2058 0.94% -1.21%
2057 0.98% -1.17%
2056 1.04% -1.16%
2055 1.03% -1.13%
2054 1.08% -1.1%
2053 1.11% -1.07%
2052 1.14% -1.05%
2051 1.19% -1.03%
2050 1.13% -1.01%
2049 1.18% -0.97%
2048 1.3% -0.96%
2047 1.29% -0.91%
2046 1.38% -0.9%
2045 1.35% -0.86%
2044 1.39% -0.84%
2043 1.37% -0.81%
2042 1.4% -0.78%
2041 1.39% -0.74%
2040 1.44% -0.71%
2039 1.52% -0.68%
2038 1.51% -0.66%
2037 1.53% -0.63%
2036 1.57% -0.6%
2035 1.58% -0.58%
2034 1.59% -0.55%
2033 1.67% -0.53%
2032 1.74% -0.51%
2031 1.78% -0.49%
2030 1.78% -0.47%
2029 1.81% -0.46%
2028 1.88% -0.46%
2027 1.9% -0.44%
2026 2.01% -0.44%
2025 2.13% -0.34%
2024 2.26% 0.29%
2023 2.54% 0.1%
2022 2.81% -0.63%
2021 3% -0.48%
2020 2.95% -0.06%
2019 2.84% 0.07%
2018 2.81% 0.1%
2017 2.77% 0.17%
2016 2.73% 0.23%
2015 2.69% 0.25%
2014 2.65% 0.25%
2013 2.64% 0.32%
2012 2.25% 0.33%
2011 1.73% 0.23%
2010 1.56% 0.27%
2009 1.48% 0.35%
2008 1.41% 0.35%
2007 1.34% 0.41%
2006 1.29% 0.41%
2005 1.26% 0.37%
2004 1.28% 0.37%
2003 1.45% 0.44%
2002 1.77% 0.55%
2001 2.11% 0.71%
2000 2.38% 0.79%
1999 2.52% 0.8%
1998 2.57% 0.93%
1997 2.62% 0.9%
1996 2.74% 0.82%
1995 2.95% 0.86%
1994 3.16% 0.9%
1993 3.24% 0.94%
1992 3.22% 0.98%
1991 3.39% 1.11%
1990 6.23% 1.11%
1989 6.55% 1.09%
1988 3.58% 1.14%
1987 3.25% 1.06%
1986 3.12% 1.15%
1985 2.9% 1.38%
1984 2.74% 1.48%
1983 2.69% 1.63%
1982 1.79% 1.8%
1981 1.13% 1.84%
1980 1.93% 1.91%
1979 1.64% 1.94%
1978 1.74% 1.86%
1977 2.71% 2.01%
1976 2.9% 2.03%
1975 3.13% 1.84%
1974 3.06% 1.8%
1973 3.05% 1.87%
1972 3.05% 2.06%
1971 3% 2.27%
1970 2.95% 3.65%
1969 2.88% 3.84%
1968 2.8% 2.56%
1967 2.71% 2.61%
1966 2.59% 2.9%
1965 2.49% 3.09%
1964 2.37% 3.19%
1963 2.25% 3.24%
1962 2.1% 3.28%
1961 1.96% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/taiwan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Namibia Taiwan
Current population
3173089
23229461
Population rank 134/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.28%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 -215
Annual growth/decline +67,036 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 180/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +47,029
Net migration rank 57/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -
2024 - 4,211 -67,188 47,029
2023 58,435 11,675 -69,794 225,599
2022 54,534 22,212 -68,327 -42,430
2021 50,160 31,327 -30,039 -156,010
2020 55,034 27,056 -7,782 -33,978
2019 54,769 19,676 1,416 12,718
2018 53,970 17,920 8,725 8,888
2017 52,975 16,080 22,613 8,809
2016 52,228 14,002 35,980 11,707
2015 50,846 12,755 49,741 8,581
2014 49,581 11,134 - -
2013 47,801 10,748 - -
2012 46,204 10,957 - -
2011 43,557 -4,067 43,836 19,077
2010 42,046 -8,518 - -
2009 39,942 -8,626 - -
2008 38,147 -8,775 - -
2007 36,430 -8,905 - -
2006 34,690 -8,792 - -
2005 32,909 -8,195 - -
2004 31,478 -7,192 - -
2003 31,115 -6,153 - -
2002 31,947 -1,913 - -
2001 32,942 2,869 132,707 -3,811
2000 35,280 5,709 - -
1999 37,233 6,333 - -
1998 37,500 6,180 - -
1997 37,256 6,023 - -
1996 37,177 5,866 - -
1995 39,119 5,712 - -
1994 41,316 5,578 - -
1993 42,861 5,464 - -
1992 43,945 2,487 - -
1991 44,523 309 215,698 -12,128
1990 43,956 3,969 - -
1989 37,715 75,072 - -
1988 34,798 10,916 - -
1987 33,340 4,559 - -
1986 31,764 3,953 - -
1985 30,575 2,090 - -
1984 29,395 -267 - -
1983 28,307 -481 - -
1982 27,474 -889 - -
1981 27,938 -18,901 326,883 4,508
1980 28,142 -15,041 - -
1979 28,930 -4,818 - -
1978 29,821 -22,827 - -
1977 29,241 -3,907 - -
1976 28,785 -5,048 - -
1975 27,882 -553 - -
1974 26,844 -744 - -
1973 25,754 -1,066 - -
1972 24,606 -236 - -
1971 23,467 -208 - -
1970 22,414 -244 - -
1969 21,387 -57 - -
1968 20,470 -636 - -
1967 19,498 -339 - -
1966 18,635 -1,023 346,958 18,774
1965 17,902 -1,327 - -
1964 17,134 -1,660 - -
1963 16,430 -2,016 - -
1962 15,656 -2,403 - -
1961 14,936 -2,807 - -
1960 14,307 -3,227 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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