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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 22.6 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 0.9% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Namibia vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Thailand
2100 5,958,153 45,712,111
2099 5,952,623 46,056,854
2098 5,947,142 46,406,925
2097 5,942,285 46,761,683
2096 5,938,162 47,122,446
2095 5,930,395 47,487,866
2094 5,922,248 47,857,414
2093 5,911,235 48,230,566
2092 5,899,026 48,609,149
2091 5,886,490 48,988,448
2090 5,871,938 49,372,024
2089 5,858,234 49,760,635
2088 5,842,720 50,146,313
2087 5,825,856 50,536,233
2086 5,806,643 50,929,394
2085 5,789,246 51,326,092
2084 5,771,050 51,728,619
2083 5,751,610 52,131,789
2082 5,730,648 52,537,598
2081 5,707,476 52,942,608
2080 5,682,842 53,352,029
2079 5,659,698 53,766,821
2078 5,634,313 54,181,891
2077 5,608,096 54,599,508
2076 5,580,829 55,019,721
2075 5,551,107 55,442,571
2074 5,522,025 55,872,412
2073 5,494,180 56,304,891
2072 5,464,749 56,739,842
2071 5,434,461 57,177,118
2070 5,403,822 57,621,370
2069 5,371,517 58,066,637
2068 5,336,950 58,516,959
2067 5,300,707 58,967,738
2066 5,263,191 59,418,676
2065 5,227,346 59,878,082
2064 5,190,323 60,336,709
2063 5,150,579 60,797,201
2062 5,109,760 61,262,000
2061 5,068,478 61,724,999
2060 5,023,587 62,192,387
2059 4,979,591 62,656,203
2058 4,933,964 63,118,413
2057 4,887,985 63,577,864
2056 4,840,537 64,032,675
2055 4,790,848 64,478,337
2054 4,741,942 64,917,436
2053 4,691,180 65,343,383
2052 4,639,835 65,763,356
2051 4,587,353 66,167,939
2050 4,533,502 66,558,274
2049 4,482,650 66,936,876
2048 4,430,309 67,296,897
2047 4,373,597 67,641,907
2046 4,318,050 67,972,603
2045 4,259,166 68,287,399
2044 4,202,338 68,585,177
2043 4,144,892 68,870,333
2042 4,088,713 69,139,548
2041 4,032,347 69,396,419
2040 3,976,987 69,632,464
2039 3,920,720 69,854,146
2038 3,862,015 70,062,543
2037 3,804,482 70,256,027
2036 3,747,072 70,435,348
2035 3,689,163 70,604,705
2034 3,631,737 70,756,791
2033 3,575,000 70,897,217
2032 3,516,310 71,025,384
2031 3,456,265 71,140,609
2030 3,395,964 71,247,320
2029 3,336,698 71,342,891
2028 3,277,428 71,428,869
2027 3,216,917 71,505,168
2026 3,156,839 71,571,743
2025 3,094,769 71,625,629
2024 3,030,131 71,668,011
2023 2,963,095 71,702,435
2022 2,889,662 71,735,329
2021 2,810,548 71,727,332
2020 2,728,762 71,641,484
2019 2,650,494 71,522,271
2018 2,577,327 71,376,079
2017 2,506,853 71,160,187
2016 2,439,213 70,859,841
2015 2,374,300 70,540,795
2014 2,312,139 70,216,367
2013 2,252,508 69,845,114
2012 2,194,654 69,436,098
2011 2,146,325 69,007,208
2010 2,109,811 68,579,447
2009 2,077,394 68,121,080
2008 2,047,056 67,619,830
2007 2,018,600 67,102,394
2006 1,991,888 66,567,687
2005 1,966,582 66,017,420
2004 1,942,082 65,452,047
2003 1,917,464 64,868,166
2002 1,889,970 64,266,437
2001 1,857,048 63,651,141
2000 1,818,647 63,007,815
1999 1,776,368 62,299,043
1998 1,732,745 61,522,630
1997 1,689,264 60,724,584
1996 1,646,103 59,920,064
1995 1,602,170 59,098,232
1994 1,556,304 58,260,854
1993 1,508,697 57,408,198
1992 1,461,322 56,528,834
1991 1,415,684 55,637,434
1990 1,369,303 54,738,329
1989 1,288,947 53,848,956
1988 1,209,696 52,969,595
1987 1,167,889 52,074,105
1986 1,131,081 51,177,834
1985 1,096,890 50,270,753
1984 1,065,989 49,351,708
1983 1,037,511 48,423,309
1982 1,010,308 47,494,577
1981 992,500 46,575,855
1980 981,434 45,650,022
1979 962,825 44,718,434
1978 947,269 43,788,976
1977 931,104 42,843,974
1976 906,566 41,896,504
1975 881,032 40,940,005
1974 854,320 39,952,891
1973 828,928 38,947,787
1972 804,399 37,933,929
1971 780,584 36,937,387
1970 757,868 35,954,408
1969 736,120 34,973,782
1968 715,542 34,002,560
1967 696,045 33,037,801
1966 677,655 32,086,071
1965 660,558 31,149,337
1964 644,530 30,232,141
1963 629,589 29,342,322
1962 615,759 28,481,040
1961 603,067 27,650,334
1960 591,465 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Thailand
2100 0.09% -0.75%
2099 0.09% -0.75%
2098 0.08% -0.76%
2097 0.07% -0.77%
2096 0.13% -0.77%
2095 0.14% -0.77%
2094 0.19% -0.77%
2093 0.21% -0.78%
2092 0.21% -0.77%
2091 0.25% -0.78%
2090 0.23% -0.78%
2089 0.27% -0.77%
2088 0.29% -0.77%
2087 0.33% -0.77%
2086 0.3% -0.77%
2085 0.32% -0.78%
2084 0.34% -0.77%
2083 0.37% -0.77%
2082 0.41% -0.76%
2081 0.43% -0.77%
2080 0.41% -0.77%
2079 0.45% -0.77%
2078 0.47% -0.76%
2077 0.49% -0.76%
2076 0.54% -0.76%
2075 0.53% -0.77%
2074 0.51% -0.77%
2073 0.54% -0.77%
2072 0.56% -0.76%
2071 0.57% -0.77%
2070 0.6% -0.77%
2069 0.65% -0.77%
2068 0.68% -0.76%
2067 0.71% -0.76%
2066 0.69% -0.77%
2065 0.71% -0.76%
2064 0.77% -0.76%
2063 0.8% -0.76%
2062 0.81% -0.75%
2061 0.89% -0.75%
2060 0.88% -0.74%
2059 0.92% -0.73%
2058 0.94% -0.72%
2057 0.98% -0.71%
2056 1.04% -0.69%
2055 1.03% -0.68%
2054 1.08% -0.65%
2053 1.11% -0.64%
2052 1.14% -0.61%
2051 1.19% -0.59%
2050 1.13% -0.57%
2049 1.18% -0.53%
2048 1.3% -0.51%
2047 1.29% -0.49%
2046 1.38% -0.46%
2045 1.35% -0.43%
2044 1.39% -0.41%
2043 1.37% -0.39%
2042 1.4% -0.37%
2041 1.39% -0.34%
2040 1.44% -0.32%
2039 1.52% -0.3%
2038 1.51% -0.28%
2037 1.53% -0.25%
2036 1.57% -0.24%
2035 1.58% -0.21%
2034 1.59% -0.2%
2033 1.67% -0.18%
2032 1.74% -0.16%
2031 1.78% -0.15%
2030 1.78% -0.13%
2029 1.81% -0.12%
2028 1.88% -0.11%
2027 1.9% -0.09%
2026 2.01% -0.08%
2025 2.13% -0.06%
2024 2.26% -0.05%
2023 2.54% -0.05%
2022 2.81% 0.01%
2021 3% 0.12%
2020 2.95% 0.17%
2019 2.84% 0.2%
2018 2.81% 0.3%
2017 2.77% 0.42%
2016 2.73% 0.45%
2015 2.69% 0.46%
2014 2.65% 0.53%
2013 2.64% 0.59%
2012 2.25% 0.62%
2011 1.73% 0.62%
2010 1.56% 0.67%
2009 1.48% 0.74%
2008 1.41% 0.77%
2007 1.34% 0.8%
2006 1.29% 0.83%
2005 1.26% 0.86%
2004 1.28% 0.9%
2003 1.45% 0.94%
2002 1.77% 0.97%
2001 2.11% 1.02%
2000 2.38% 1.14%
1999 2.52% 1.26%
1998 2.57% 1.31%
1997 2.62% 1.34%
1996 2.74% 1.39%
1995 2.95% 1.44%
1994 3.16% 1.49%
1993 3.24% 1.56%
1992 3.22% 1.6%
1991 3.39% 1.64%
1990 6.23% 1.65%
1989 6.55% 1.66%
1988 3.58% 1.72%
1987 3.25% 1.75%
1986 3.12% 1.8%
1985 2.9% 1.86%
1984 2.74% 1.92%
1983 2.69% 1.96%
1982 1.79% 1.97%
1981 1.13% 2.03%
1980 1.93% 2.08%
1979 1.64% 2.12%
1978 1.74% 2.21%
1977 2.71% 2.26%
1976 2.9% 2.34%
1975 3.13% 2.47%
1974 3.06% 2.58%
1973 3.05% 2.67%
1972 3.05% 2.7%
1971 3% 2.73%
1970 2.95% 2.8%
1969 2.88% 2.86%
1968 2.8% 2.92%
1967 2.71% 2.97%
1966 2.59% 3.01%
1965 2.49% 3.03%
1964 2.37% 3.03%
1963 2.25% 3.02%
1962 2.1% 3%
1961 1.96% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Namibia Thailand
Current population
3173089
71571743
Population rank 134/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.86%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
15.3 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
53.3 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +184 -94
Annual growth/decline +67,036 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 168/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +27,509
Net migration rank 57/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 27,509
2024 - 4,211 - 23,321
2023 58,435 11,675 -46,105 19,648
2022 54,534 22,212 -61,046 21,683
2021 50,160 31,327 57,382 -2,093
2020 55,034 27,056 84,107 32,277
2019 54,769 19,676 116,867 5,221
2018 53,970 17,920 159,383 10,984
2017 52,975 16,080 194,695 66,805
2016 52,228 14,002 226,255 112,978
2015 50,846 12,755 266,362 32,500
2014 49,581 11,134 294,628 55,358
2013 47,801 10,748 325,059 67,452
2012 46,204 10,957 351,485 74,033
2011 43,557 -4,067 365,670 66,607
2010 42,046 -8,518 370,466 52,791
2009 39,942 -8,626 382,636 110,883
2008 38,147 -8,775 401,730 107,333
2007 36,430 -8,905 425,362 100,486
2006 34,690 -8,792 441,211 102,362
2005 32,909 -8,195 456,378 100,542
2004 31,478 -7,192 466,542 107,199
2003 31,115 -6,153 488,003 105,917
2002 31,947 -1,913 504,299 105,215
2001 32,942 2,869 524,230 96,817
2000 35,280 5,709 543,884 121,640
1999 37,233 6,333 578,073 173,924
1998 37,500 6,180 617,318 183,471
1997 37,256 6,023 644,834 150,411
1996 37,177 5,866 661,397 152,397
1995 39,119 5,712 682,703 147,226
1994 41,316 5,578 712,589 132,271
1993 42,861 5,464 737,696 122,746
1992 43,945 2,487 754,999 143,318
1991 44,523 309 760,508 124,034
1990 43,956 3,969 760,808 152,916
1989 37,715 75,072 774,563 90,497
1988 34,798 10,916 765,252 128,469
1987 33,340 4,559 774,498 122,791
1986 31,764 3,953 783,430 111,820
1985 30,575 2,090 776,935 141,963
1984 29,395 -267 779,856 139,345
1983 28,307 -481 794,239 143,393
1982 27,474 -889 817,951 101,885
1981 27,938 -18,901 839,297 78,337
1980 28,142 -15,041 845,575 88,478
1979 28,930 -4,818 843,434 85,693
1978 29,821 -22,827 847,799 82,011
1977 29,241 -3,907 871,232 88,937
1976 28,785 -5,048 894,072 40,656
1975 27,882 -553 911,980 66,306
1974 26,844 -744 923,151 72,801
1973 25,754 -1,066 933,540 80,704
1972 24,606 -236 940,420 73,082
1971 23,467 -208 936,215 43,400
1970 22,414 -244 937,116 49,221
1969 21,387 -57 948,314 26,551
1968 20,470 -636 953,806 13,718
1967 19,498 -339 944,980 17,005
1966 18,635 -1,023 929,469 12,016
1965 17,902 -1,327 909,000 22,995
1964 17,134 -1,660 885,137 17,249
1963 16,430 -2,016 860,728 16,494
1962 15,656 -2,403 828,741 16,605
1961 14,936 -2,807 801,140 14,968
1960 14,307 -3,227 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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