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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 3.48 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Namibia vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Tajikistan
2100 5,958,153 20,390,053
2099 5,952,623 20,381,074
2098 5,947,142 20,367,161
2097 5,942,285 20,348,897
2096 5,938,162 20,324,869
2095 5,930,395 20,297,885
2094 5,922,248 20,265,966
2093 5,911,235 20,234,160
2092 5,899,026 20,192,937
2091 5,886,490 20,148,873
2090 5,871,938 20,103,798
2089 5,858,234 20,056,079
2088 5,842,720 20,005,521
2087 5,825,856 19,950,317
2086 5,806,643 19,895,606
2085 5,789,246 19,836,988
2084 5,771,050 19,773,272
2083 5,751,610 19,706,082
2082 5,730,648 19,639,516
2081 5,707,476 19,572,596
2080 5,682,842 19,499,390
2079 5,659,698 19,425,502
2078 5,634,313 19,347,261
2077 5,608,096 19,265,447
2076 5,580,829 19,175,355
2075 5,551,107 19,083,859
2074 5,522,025 18,988,290
2073 5,494,180 18,889,470
2072 5,464,749 18,785,103
2071 5,434,461 18,674,697
2070 5,403,822 18,559,138
2069 5,371,517 18,437,873
2068 5,336,950 18,315,011
2067 5,300,707 18,187,508
2066 5,263,191 18,054,404
2065 5,227,346 17,921,674
2064 5,190,323 17,783,801
2063 5,150,579 17,641,066
2062 5,109,760 17,498,306
2061 5,068,478 17,356,130
2060 5,023,587 17,206,922
2059 4,979,591 17,056,085
2058 4,933,964 16,903,532
2057 4,887,985 16,749,284
2056 4,840,537 16,595,691
2055 4,790,848 16,441,650
2054 4,741,942 16,285,520
2053 4,691,180 16,130,235
2052 4,639,835 15,967,770
2051 4,587,353 15,805,253
2050 4,533,502 15,638,613
2049 4,482,650 15,468,883
2048 4,430,309 15,292,499
2047 4,373,597 15,112,083
2046 4,318,050 14,928,123
2045 4,259,166 14,739,540
2044 4,202,338 14,544,544
2043 4,144,892 14,349,357
2042 4,088,713 14,147,892
2041 4,032,347 13,945,694
2040 3,976,987 13,741,587
2039 3,920,720 13,536,704
2038 3,862,015 13,331,490
2037 3,804,482 13,125,051
2036 3,747,072 12,917,110
2035 3,689,163 12,714,184
2034 3,631,737 12,515,962
2033 3,575,000 12,321,294
2032 3,516,310 12,128,060
2031 3,456,265 11,938,351
2030 3,395,964 11,749,706
2029 3,336,698 11,559,235
2028 3,277,428 11,369,414
2027 3,216,917 11,178,605
2026 3,156,839 10,986,242
2025 3,094,769 10,791,246
2024 3,030,131 10,590,927
2023 2,963,095 10,389,799
2022 2,889,662 10,182,222
2021 2,810,548 9,966,908
2020 2,728,762 9,749,310
2019 2,650,494 9,529,966
2018 2,577,327 9,307,333
2017 2,506,853 9,085,946
2016 2,439,213 8,865,631
2015 2,374,300 8,643,840
2014 2,312,139 8,425,552
2013 2,252,508 8,216,724
2012 2,194,654 8,014,084
2011 2,146,325 7,824,785
2010 2,109,811 7,652,141
2009 2,077,394 7,490,230
2008 2,047,056 7,338,403
2007 2,018,600 7,194,477
2006 1,991,888 7,057,566
2005 1,966,582 6,924,720
2004 1,942,082 6,790,547
2003 1,917,464 6,658,575
2002 1,889,970 6,531,669
2001 1,857,048 6,407,377
2000 1,818,647 6,284,735
1999 1,776,368 6,208,370
1998 1,732,745 6,176,397
1997 1,689,264 6,139,829
1996 1,646,103 6,066,523
1995 1,602,170 5,948,584
1994 1,556,304 5,825,368
1993 1,508,697 5,724,993
1992 1,461,322 5,649,400
1991 1,415,684 5,541,205
1990 1,369,303 5,398,768
1989 1,288,947 5,267,249
1988 1,209,696 5,114,989
1987 1,167,889 4,939,059
1986 1,131,081 4,772,139
1985 1,096,890 4,619,003
1984 1,065,989 4,480,026
1983 1,037,511 4,350,874
1982 1,010,308 4,227,171
1981 992,500 4,109,022
1980 981,434 3,995,256
1979 962,825 3,882,691
1978 947,269 3,768,508
1977 931,104 3,653,265
1976 906,566 3,540,076
1975 881,032 3,430,425
1974 854,320 3,324,499
1973 828,928 3,222,290
1972 804,399 3,123,691
1971 780,584 3,028,837
1970 757,868 2,936,779
1969 736,120 2,845,273
1968 715,542 2,753,848
1967 696,045 2,664,130
1966 677,655 2,577,184
1965 660,558 2,492,998
1964 644,530 2,411,260
1963 629,589 2,331,736
1962 615,759 2,255,026
1961 603,067 2,181,805
1960 591,465 2,112,131

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/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Tajikistan
2100 0.09% 0.04%
2099 0.09% 0.07%
2098 0.08% 0.09%
2097 0.07% 0.12%
2096 0.13% 0.13%
2095 0.14% 0.16%
2094 0.19% 0.16%
2093 0.21% 0.2%
2092 0.21% 0.22%
2091 0.25% 0.22%
2090 0.23% 0.24%
2089 0.27% 0.25%
2088 0.29% 0.28%
2087 0.33% 0.27%
2086 0.3% 0.3%
2085 0.32% 0.32%
2084 0.34% 0.34%
2083 0.37% 0.34%
2082 0.41% 0.34%
2081 0.43% 0.38%
2080 0.41% 0.38%
2079 0.45% 0.4%
2078 0.47% 0.42%
2077 0.49% 0.47%
2076 0.54% 0.48%
2075 0.53% 0.5%
2074 0.51% 0.52%
2073 0.54% 0.56%
2072 0.56% 0.59%
2071 0.57% 0.62%
2070 0.6% 0.66%
2069 0.65% 0.67%
2068 0.68% 0.7%
2067 0.71% 0.74%
2066 0.69% 0.74%
2065 0.71% 0.78%
2064 0.77% 0.81%
2063 0.8% 0.82%
2062 0.81% 0.82%
2061 0.89% 0.87%
2060 0.88% 0.88%
2059 0.92% 0.9%
2058 0.94% 0.92%
2057 0.98% 0.93%
2056 1.04% 0.94%
2055 1.03% 0.96%
2054 1.08% 0.96%
2053 1.11% 1.02%
2052 1.14% 1.03%
2051 1.19% 1.07%
2050 1.13% 1.1%
2049 1.18% 1.15%
2048 1.3% 1.19%
2047 1.29% 1.23%
2046 1.38% 1.28%
2045 1.35% 1.34%
2044 1.39% 1.36%
2043 1.37% 1.42%
2042 1.4% 1.45%
2041 1.39% 1.49%
2040 1.44% 1.51%
2039 1.52% 1.54%
2038 1.51% 1.57%
2037 1.53% 1.61%
2036 1.57% 1.6%
2035 1.58% 1.58%
2034 1.59% 1.58%
2033 1.67% 1.59%
2032 1.74% 1.59%
2031 1.78% 1.61%
2030 1.78% 1.65%
2029 1.81% 1.67%
2028 1.88% 1.71%
2027 1.9% 1.75%
2026 2.01% 1.81%
2025 2.13% 1.89%
2024 2.26% 1.94%
2023 2.54% 2.04%
2022 2.81% 2.16%
2021 3% 2.23%
2020 2.95% 2.3%
2019 2.84% 2.39%
2018 2.81% 2.44%
2017 2.77% 2.49%
2016 2.73% 2.57%
2015 2.69% 2.59%
2014 2.65% 2.54%
2013 2.64% 2.53%
2012 2.25% 2.42%
2011 1.73% 2.26%
2010 1.56% 2.16%
2009 1.48% 2.07%
2008 1.41% 2%
2007 1.34% 1.94%
2006 1.29% 1.92%
2005 1.26% 1.98%
2004 1.28% 1.98%
2003 1.45% 1.94%
2002 1.77% 1.94%
2001 2.11% 1.95%
2000 2.38% 1.23%
1999 2.52% 0.52%
1998 2.57% 0.6%
1997 2.62% 1.21%
1996 2.74% 1.98%
1995 2.95% 2.12%
1994 3.16% 1.75%
1993 3.24% 1.34%
1992 3.22% 1.95%
1991 3.39% 2.64%
1990 6.23% 2.5%
1989 6.55% 2.98%
1988 3.58% 3.56%
1987 3.25% 3.5%
1986 3.12% 3.32%
1985 2.9% 3.1%
1984 2.74% 2.97%
1983 2.69% 2.93%
1982 1.79% 2.88%
1981 1.13% 2.85%
1980 1.93% 2.9%
1979 1.64% 3.03%
1978 1.74% 3.15%
1977 2.71% 3.2%
1976 2.9% 3.2%
1975 3.13% 3.19%
1974 3.06% 3.17%
1973 3.05% 3.16%
1972 3.05% 3.13%
1971 3% 3.13%
1970 2.95% 3.22%
1969 2.88% 3.32%
1968 2.8% 3.37%
1967 2.71% 3.37%
1966 2.59% 3.38%
1965 2.49% 3.39%
1964 2.37% 3.41%
1963 2.25% 3.4%
1962 2.1% 3.36%
1961 1.96% 3.3%

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

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In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Namibia Tajikistan
Current population
3173089
11038274
Population rank 134/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.13%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +551
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 55/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -21,606
Net migration rank 57/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -21,606
2024 - 4,211 - -21,236
2023 58,435 11,675 223,828 -19,999
2022 54,534 22,212 228,336 -17,001
2021 50,160 31,327 222,850 -3,564
2020 55,034 27,056 219,467 -3,564
2019 54,769 19,676 231,817 -9,041
2018 53,970 17,920 228,597 -6,111
2017 52,975 16,080 224,396 -4,093
2016 52,228 14,002 228,547 -8,210
2015 50,846 12,755 230,903 -7,660
2014 49,581 11,134 227,304 -13,962
2013 47,801 10,748 220,693 -16,362
2012 46,204 10,957 213,078 -12,132
2011 43,557 -4,067 208,429 -30,783
2010 42,046 -8,518 201,389 -33,733
2009 39,942 -8,626 192,851 -36,677
2008 38,147 -8,775 182,337 -34,855
2007 36,430 -8,905 173,200 -32,831
2006 34,690 -8,792 164,046 -30,591
2005 32,909 -8,195 160,189 -27,954
2004 31,478 -7,192 161,201 -25,082
2003 31,115 -6,153 150,391 -22,562
2002 31,947 -1,913 146,492 -20,526
2001 32,942 2,869 142,276 -19,657
2000 35,280 5,709 136,549 -13,871
1999 37,233 6,333 147,622 -117,571
1998 37,500 6,180 153,508 -119,621
1997 37,256 6,023 149,825 -110,572
1996 37,177 5,866 138,287 -30,922
1995 39,119 5,712 168,934 -40,418
1994 41,316 5,578 167,590 -49,668
1993 42,861 5,464 157,975 -75,147
1992 43,945 2,487 163,652 -95,280
1991 44,523 309 177,585 -29,553
1990 43,956 3,969 178,429 -41,596
1989 37,715 75,072 179,212 -53,020
1988 34,798 10,916 172,805 5,523
1987 33,340 4,559 163,611 9,923
1986 31,764 3,953 155,987 4,321
1985 30,575 2,090 145,720 247
1984 29,395 -267 139,145 -7,152
1983 28,307 -481 133,280 -6,972
1982 27,474 -889 127,838 -6,730
1981 27,938 -18,901 121,418 -6,221
1980 28,142 -15,041 117,888 -5,557
1979 28,930 -4,818 114,496 -1,703
1978 29,821 -22,827 110,564 5,006
1977 29,241 -3,907 106,920 7,999
1976 28,785 -5,048 103,777 7,679
1975 27,882 -553 100,604 7,237
1974 26,844 -744 97,481 6,531
1973 25,754 -1,066 94,523 5,876
1972 24,606 -236 91,677 5,123
1971 23,467 -208 88,618 4,293
1970 22,414 -244 85,645 5,559
1969 21,387 -57 82,931 8,886
1968 20,470 -636 80,698 10,323
1967 19,498 -339 78,733 9,670
1966 18,635 -1,023 76,702 8,796
1965 17,902 -1,327 75,139 7,744
1964 17,134 -1,660 74,030 6,568
1963 16,430 -2,016 73,065 5,379
1962 15,656 -2,403 70,700 4,270
1961 14,936 -2,807 68,182 3,291
1960 14,307 -3,227 65,415 2,457

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

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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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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