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

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The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,092,816 in 2025 vs 71,619,863 people in Thailand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,185,686 people compared to 71,565,981 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 22.5 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 +2.68% per year vs +0.18% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.19M (59.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.51% growth).

Namibia vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Thailand
2100 5,954,393 45,708,431
2099 5,948,866 46,053,146
2098 5,943,388 46,403,189
2097 5,938,535 46,757,918
2096 5,934,414 47,118,652
2095 5,926,652 47,484,043
2094 5,918,510 47,853,561
2093 5,907,504 48,226,682
2092 5,895,303 48,605,235
2091 5,882,775 48,984,504
2090 5,868,232 49,368,049
2089 5,854,537 49,756,629
2088 5,839,032 50,142,276
2087 5,822,179 50,532,164
2086 5,802,978 50,925,294
2085 5,785,593 51,321,960
2084 5,767,408 51,724,454
2083 5,747,980 52,127,592
2082 5,727,031 52,533,368
2081 5,703,874 52,938,345
2080 5,679,256 53,347,733
2079 5,656,126 53,762,492
2078 5,630,757 54,177,529
2077 5,604,556 54,595,112
2076 5,577,307 55,015,291
2075 5,547,604 55,438,108
2074 5,518,540 55,867,914
2073 5,490,713 56,300,358
2072 5,461,300 56,735,274
2071 5,431,031 57,172,515
2070 5,400,411 57,616,731
2069 5,368,127 58,061,962
2068 5,333,582 58,512,248
2067 5,297,361 58,962,990
2066 5,259,869 59,413,893
2065 5,224,047 59,873,261
2064 5,187,047 60,331,851
2063 5,147,329 60,792,306
2062 5,106,535 61,257,068
2061 5,065,279 61,720,030
2060 5,020,417 62,187,380
2059 4,976,448 62,651,158
2058 4,930,850 63,113,332
2057 4,884,900 63,572,746
2056 4,837,482 64,027,520
2055 4,787,824 64,473,146
2054 4,738,949 64,912,210
2053 4,688,219 65,338,122
2052 4,636,907 65,758,061
2051 4,584,458 66,162,612
2050 4,530,641 66,552,915
2049 4,479,821 66,931,487
2048 4,427,513 67,291,479
2047 4,370,836 67,636,461
2046 4,315,325 67,967,131
2045 4,256,478 68,281,902
2044 4,199,686 68,579,656
2043 4,142,276 68,864,788
2042 4,086,133 69,133,982
2041 4,029,802 69,390,832
2040 3,974,477 69,626,857
2039 3,918,246 69,848,522
2038 3,859,577 70,056,903
2037 3,802,081 70,250,371
2036 3,744,707 70,429,677
2035 3,686,835 70,599,021
2034 3,629,445 70,751,094
2033 3,572,743 70,891,510
2032 3,514,091 71,019,665
2031 3,454,083 71,134,882
2030 3,393,821 71,241,584
2029 3,334,592 71,337,147
2028 3,275,360 71,423,119
2027 3,214,886 71,499,411
2026 3,154,846 71,565,981
2025 3,092,816 71,619,863
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 706,140 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 42.2% to 4,530,641 people with a rank change from 134th to 131st. The population of Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,552,915 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M 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 2.07% -0.07%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Namibia grew by 2.07%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Namibia Thailand
Current population
3185686
71565981
Population rank 134/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.86%
One net population change
8.41 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
6.7 minutes
54.2 seconds
One death every
28.1 minutes
48.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +172 -132
Annual growth/decline +62,685 -48,148
Annual growth/decline rate +2.07% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 164/197
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 59,739 4,211 -65,720 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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 75.4% of the population change in Namibia is from natural causes (a gain of 542,690 people) and 24.6% is from migration (a gain of 176,914 people). In Thailand 74.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 932,180 people) and 25.8% is from migration (a gain of 323,324 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 486K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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