The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,141,364 people compared to 10,940,854 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 2005, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.97M people to 3.14M (59.7% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 6.92M to 10.9M (58% growth).
- Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.9M people compared to the peak of 20.2M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.
Namibia vs Tajikistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
3141364
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10940854
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| Population rank | 134/197 | 88/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.04% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
7.84 minutes
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2.61 minutes
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| One birth every |
6.85 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
28.8 minutes
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.08 hours
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24.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +4,211 | -21,236 |
| Daily growth/decline | +184 | +551 |
| Annual growth/decline | +67,036 | +201,128 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.26% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 43/197 | 57/197 |
Namibia and Tajikistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 591,465 | 2,112,131 | - | - |
| 1961 | 603,067 | 2,181,805 | 1.96% | 3.3% |
| 1962 | 615,759 | 2,255,026 | 2.1% | 3.36% |
| 1963 | 629,589 | 2,331,736 | 2.25% | 3.4% |
| 1964 | 644,530 | 2,411,260 | 2.37% | 3.41% |
| 1965 | 660,558 | 2,492,998 | 2.49% | 3.39% |
| 1966 | 677,655 | 2,577,184 | 2.59% | 3.38% |
| 1967 | 696,045 | 2,664,130 | 2.71% | 3.37% |
| 1968 | 715,542 | 2,753,848 | 2.8% | 3.37% |
| 1969 | 736,120 | 2,845,273 | 2.88% | 3.32% |
| 1970 | 757,868 | 2,936,779 | 2.95% | 3.22% |
| 1971 | 780,584 | 3,028,837 | 3% | 3.13% |
| 1972 | 804,399 | 3,123,691 | 3.05% | 3.13% |
| 1973 | 828,928 | 3,222,290 | 3.05% | 3.16% |
| 1974 | 854,320 | 3,324,499 | 3.06% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 881,032 | 3,430,425 | 3.13% | 3.19% |
| 1976 | 906,566 | 3,540,076 | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| 1977 | 931,104 | 3,653,265 | 2.71% | 3.2% |
| 1978 | 947,269 | 3,768,508 | 1.74% | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 962,825 | 3,882,691 | 1.64% | 3.03% |
| 1980 | 981,434 | 3,995,256 | 1.93% | 2.9% |
| 1981 | 992,500 | 4,109,022 | 1.13% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 1,010,308 | 4,227,171 | 1.79% | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 1,037,511 | 4,350,874 | 2.69% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 1,065,989 | 4,480,026 | 2.74% | 2.97% |
| 1985 | 1,096,890 | 4,619,003 | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| 1986 | 1,131,081 | 4,772,139 | 3.12% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 1,167,889 | 4,939,059 | 3.25% | 3.5% |
| 1988 | 1,209,696 | 5,114,989 | 3.58% | 3.56% |
| 1989 | 1,288,947 | 5,267,249 | 6.55% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 1,369,303 | 5,398,768 | 6.23% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,415,684 | 5,541,205 | 3.39% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 1,461,322 | 5,649,400 | 3.22% | 1.95% |
| 1993 | 1,508,697 | 5,724,993 | 3.24% | 1.34% |
| 1994 | 1,556,304 | 5,825,368 | 3.16% | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 1,602,170 | 5,948,584 | 2.95% | 2.12% |
| 1996 | 1,646,103 | 6,066,523 | 2.74% | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 1,689,264 | 6,139,829 | 2.62% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 1,732,745 | 6,176,397 | 2.57% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,776,368 | 6,208,370 | 2.52% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 1,818,647 | 6,284,735 | 2.38% | 1.23% |
| 2001 | 1,857,048 | 6,407,377 | 2.11% | 1.95% |
| 2002 | 1,889,970 | 6,531,669 | 1.77% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 1,917,464 | 6,658,575 | 1.45% | 1.94% |
| 2004 | 1,942,082 | 6,790,547 | 1.28% | 1.98% |
| 2005 | 1,966,582 | 6,924,720 | 1.26% | 1.98% |
| 2006 | 1,991,888 | 7,057,566 | 1.29% | 1.92% |
| 2007 | 2,018,600 | 7,194,477 | 1.34% | 1.94% |
| 2008 | 2,047,056 | 7,338,403 | 1.41% | 2% |
| 2009 | 2,077,394 | 7,490,230 | 1.48% | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 2,109,811 | 7,652,141 | 1.56% | 2.16% |
| 2011 | 2,146,325 | 7,824,785 | 1.73% | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 2,194,654 | 8,014,084 | 2.25% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 2,252,508 | 8,216,724 | 2.64% | 2.53% |
| 2014 | 2,312,139 | 8,425,552 | 2.65% | 2.54% |
| 2015 | 2,374,300 | 8,643,840 | 2.69% | 2.59% |
| 2016 | 2,439,213 | 8,865,631 | 2.73% | 2.57% |
| 2017 | 2,506,853 | 9,085,946 | 2.77% | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 2,577,327 | 9,307,333 | 2.81% | 2.44% |
| 2019 | 2,650,494 | 9,529,966 | 2.84% | 2.39% |
| 2020 | 2,728,762 | 9,749,310 | 2.95% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 2,810,548 | 9,966,908 | 3% | 2.23% |
| 2022 | 2,889,662 | 10,182,222 | 2.81% | 2.16% |
| 2023 | 2,963,095 | 10,389,799 | 2.54% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 3,030,131 | 10,590,927 | 2.26% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 3,092,826 | 10,786,735 | 2.07% | 1.85% |
| 2026 | 3,153,252 | 10,978,598 | 1.95% | 1.78% |
| 2027 | 3,212,910 | 11,168,387 | 1.89% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 3,272,166 | 11,356,920 | 1.84% | 1.69% |
| 2029 | 3,330,819 | 11,545,276 | 1.79% | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 3,389,961 | 11,733,066 | 1.78% | 1.63% |
| 2031 | 3,449,508 | 11,920,472 | 1.76% | 1.6% |
| 2032 | 3,508,245 | 12,110,150 | 1.7% | 1.59% |
| 2033 | 3,565,349 | 12,302,290 | 1.63% | 1.59% |
| 2034 | 3,621,829 | 12,496,888 | 1.58% | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 3,678,888 | 12,695,586 | 1.58% | 1.59% |
| 2036 | 3,735,939 | 12,899,096 | 1.55% | 1.6% |
| 2037 | 3,792,807 | 13,104,339 | 1.52% | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 3,850,310 | 13,308,237 | 1.52% | 1.56% |
| 2039 | 3,907,182 | 13,511,372 | 1.48% | 1.53% |
| 2040 | 3,962,414 | 13,713,948 | 1.41% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 4,017,690 | 13,915,192 | 1.4% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 4,073,359 | 14,115,137 | 1.39% | 1.44% |
| 2043 | 4,129,577 | 14,311,598 | 1.38% | 1.39% |
| 2044 | 4,186,114 | 14,504,865 | 1.37% | 1.35% |
| 2045 | 4,243,359 | 14,694,858 | 1.37% | 1.31% |
| 2046 | 4,299,969 | 14,879,388 | 1.33% | 1.26% |
| 2047 | 4,355,507 | 15,059,869 | 1.29% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 4,409,459 | 15,236,594 | 1.24% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 4,460,507 | 15,408,032 | 1.16% | 1.13% |
| 2050 | 4,512,307 | 15,574,643 | 1.16% | 1.08% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Namibia increased by 407,718 people (a 20.7% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,719,120 people (a 24.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Namibia gained 767,064 (a 32.3% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,297,014 (a 26.6% growth).
Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2005 and is 134th in 2025. Tajikistan was ranked 99th in 2005 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 42.4% to 15,574,643 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.
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 |
| Dushanbe | 863K |
| 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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Population differences between Namibia and Tajikistan
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| Life expectancy | 67.7 years | 72.1 years |
| Average age | 25.5 years | 26.3 years |
| Median age | 22.1 years | 23 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.21 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.53 ppl/mi² | 197.6 ppl/mi² |
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