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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 9,990,340 in Togo.

Population statistics:

  • Togo's population is 3.15 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.12% for Togo.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Togo has grown from 6.01M to 9.99M (66.2% growth).

Namibia vs Togo: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Togo
2100 5,958,153 26,511,761
2099 5,952,623 26,350,920
2098 5,947,142 26,190,149
2097 5,942,285 26,025,602
2096 5,938,162 25,858,261
2095 5,930,395 25,692,261
2094 5,922,248 25,512,468
2093 5,911,235 25,345,557
2092 5,899,026 25,173,177
2091 5,886,490 24,992,069
2090 5,871,938 24,812,174
2089 5,858,234 24,627,057
2088 5,842,720 24,436,800
2087 5,825,856 24,254,420
2086 5,806,643 24,051,223
2085 5,789,246 23,849,170
2084 5,771,050 23,646,091
2083 5,751,610 23,436,282
2082 5,730,648 23,222,780
2081 5,707,476 23,001,936
2080 5,682,842 22,777,601
2079 5,659,698 22,551,490
2078 5,634,313 22,338,486
2077 5,608,096 22,122,045
2076 5,580,829 21,896,528
2075 5,551,107 21,662,169
2074 5,522,025 21,429,982
2073 5,494,180 21,196,168
2072 5,464,749 20,965,824
2071 5,434,461 20,733,961
2070 5,403,822 20,502,013
2069 5,371,517 20,263,631
2068 5,336,950 20,019,087
2067 5,300,707 19,779,666
2066 5,263,191 19,535,920
2065 5,227,346 19,295,265
2064 5,190,323 19,054,476
2063 5,150,579 18,807,556
2062 5,109,760 18,564,996
2061 5,068,478 18,323,196
2060 5,023,587 18,081,153
2059 4,979,591 17,844,344
2058 4,933,964 17,604,946
2057 4,887,985 17,362,170
2056 4,840,537 17,118,049
2055 4,790,848 16,866,006
2054 4,741,942 16,621,633
2053 4,691,180 16,377,405
2052 4,639,835 16,130,545
2051 4,587,353 15,878,148
2050 4,533,502 15,631,978
2049 4,482,650 15,378,071
2048 4,430,309 15,127,754
2047 4,373,597 14,879,919
2046 4,318,050 14,629,528
2045 4,259,166 14,379,029
2044 4,202,338 14,128,387
2043 4,144,892 13,876,705
2042 4,088,713 13,630,555
2041 4,032,347 13,384,957
2040 3,976,987 13,144,485
2039 3,920,720 12,899,560
2038 3,862,015 12,658,957
2037 3,804,482 12,420,807
2036 3,747,072 12,186,169
2035 3,689,163 11,950,071
2034 3,631,737 11,717,387
2033 3,575,000 11,485,359
2032 3,516,310 11,253,936
2031 3,456,265 11,023,922
2030 3,395,964 10,797,929
2029 3,336,698 10,578,030
2028 3,277,428 10,361,280
2027 3,216,917 10,146,366
2026 3,156,839 9,932,489
2025 3,094,769 9,723,170
2024 3,030,131 9,515,236
2023 2,963,095 9,304,337
2022 2,889,662 9,089,738
2021 2,810,548 8,878,379
2020 2,728,762 8,669,720
2019 2,650,494 8,463,068
2018 2,577,327 8,258,778
2017 2,506,853 8,057,140
2016 2,439,213 7,858,289
2015 2,374,300 7,663,195
2014 2,312,139 7,472,450
2013 2,252,508 7,285,442
2012 2,194,654 7,100,736
2011 2,146,325 6,916,474
2010 2,109,811 6,732,590
2009 2,077,394 6,551,865
2008 2,047,056 6,368,812
2007 2,018,600 6,188,344
2006 1,991,888 6,010,668
2005 1,966,582 5,844,631
2004 1,942,082 5,696,508
2003 1,917,464 5,552,167
2002 1,889,970 5,413,274
2001 1,857,048 5,277,382
2000 1,818,647 5,140,037
1999 1,776,368 5,000,269
1998 1,732,745 4,860,913
1997 1,689,264 4,725,030
1996 1,646,103 4,577,860
1995 1,602,170 4,410,832
1994 1,556,304 4,222,940
1993 1,508,697 4,207,453
1992 1,461,322 4,233,617
1991 1,415,684 4,115,560
1990 1,369,303 3,998,761
1989 1,288,947 3,883,411
1988 1,209,696 3,769,742
1987 1,167,889 3,657,508
1986 1,131,081 3,547,952
1985 1,096,890 3,441,091
1984 1,065,989 3,332,837
1983 1,037,511 3,222,899
1982 1,010,308 3,115,042
1981 992,500 3,013,043
1980 981,434 2,920,894
1979 962,825 2,839,854
1978 947,269 2,768,148
1977 931,104 2,701,894
1976 906,566 2,637,796
1975 881,032 2,574,622
1974 854,320 2,511,760
1973 828,928 2,448,749
1972 804,399 2,384,994
1971 780,584 2,317,976
1970 757,868 2,244,773
1969 736,120 2,164,814
1968 715,542 2,080,226
1967 696,045 1,995,890
1966 677,655 1,918,513
1965 660,558 1,853,771
1964 644,530 1,803,440
1963 629,589 1,765,072
1962 615,759 1,732,959
1961 603,067 1,702,717
1960 591,465 1,673,110

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/togo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Togo gained 1,847,621 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,132,051 people (a 27.1% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Togo was ranked 102nd in 2006 and ranked 97th 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 Togo will increase by 56.5% to 15,631,978 people and rank change from 97th to 83rd.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 26.5M people in 2100 for Togo.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Togo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Togo
2100 0.09% 0.61%
2099 0.09% 0.61%
2098 0.08% 0.63%
2097 0.07% 0.65%
2096 0.13% 0.65%
2095 0.14% 0.7%
2094 0.19% 0.66%
2093 0.21% 0.68%
2092 0.21% 0.72%
2091 0.25% 0.73%
2090 0.23% 0.75%
2089 0.27% 0.78%
2088 0.29% 0.75%
2087 0.33% 0.84%
2086 0.3% 0.85%
2085 0.32% 0.86%
2084 0.34% 0.9%
2083 0.37% 0.92%
2082 0.41% 0.96%
2081 0.43% 0.98%
2080 0.41% 1%
2079 0.45% 0.95%
2078 0.47% 0.98%
2077 0.49% 1.03%
2076 0.54% 1.08%
2075 0.53% 1.08%
2074 0.51% 1.1%
2073 0.54% 1.1%
2072 0.56% 1.12%
2071 0.57% 1.13%
2070 0.6% 1.18%
2069 0.65% 1.22%
2068 0.68% 1.21%
2067 0.71% 1.25%
2066 0.69% 1.25%
2065 0.71% 1.26%
2064 0.77% 1.31%
2063 0.8% 1.31%
2062 0.81% 1.32%
2061 0.89% 1.34%
2060 0.88% 1.33%
2059 0.92% 1.36%
2058 0.94% 1.4%
2057 0.98% 1.43%
2056 1.04% 1.49%
2055 1.03% 1.47%
2054 1.08% 1.49%
2053 1.11% 1.53%
2052 1.14% 1.59%
2051 1.19% 1.57%
2050 1.13% 1.65%
2049 1.18% 1.65%
2048 1.3% 1.67%
2047 1.29% 1.71%
2046 1.38% 1.74%
2045 1.35% 1.77%
2044 1.39% 1.81%
2043 1.37% 1.81%
2042 1.4% 1.83%
2041 1.39% 1.83%
2040 1.44% 1.9%
2039 1.52% 1.9%
2038 1.51% 1.92%
2037 1.53% 1.93%
2036 1.57% 1.98%
2035 1.58% 1.99%
2034 1.59% 2.02%
2033 1.67% 2.06%
2032 1.74% 2.09%
2031 1.78% 2.09%
2030 1.78% 2.08%
2029 1.81% 2.09%
2028 1.88% 2.12%
2027 1.9% 2.15%
2026 2.01% 2.15%
2025 2.13% 2.19%
2024 2.26% 2.27%
2023 2.54% 2.36%
2022 2.81% 2.38%
2021 3% 2.41%
2020 2.95% 2.44%
2019 2.84% 2.47%
2018 2.81% 2.5%
2017 2.77% 2.53%
2016 2.73% 2.55%
2015 2.69% 2.55%
2014 2.65% 2.57%
2013 2.64% 2.6%
2012 2.25% 2.66%
2011 1.73% 2.73%
2010 1.56% 2.76%
2009 1.48% 2.87%
2008 1.41% 2.92%
2007 1.34% 2.96%
2006 1.29% 2.84%
2005 1.26% 2.6%
2004 1.28% 2.6%
2003 1.45% 2.57%
2002 1.77% 2.57%
2001 2.11% 2.67%
2000 2.38% 2.8%
1999 2.52% 2.87%
1998 2.57% 2.88%
1997 2.62% 3.21%
1996 2.74% 3.79%
1995 2.95% 4.45%
1994 3.16% 0.37%
1993 3.24% -0.62%
1992 3.22% 2.87%
1991 3.39% 2.92%
1990 6.23% 2.97%
1989 6.55% 3.02%
1988 3.58% 3.07%
1987 3.25% 3.09%
1986 3.12% 3.11%
1985 2.9% 3.25%
1984 2.74% 3.41%
1983 2.69% 3.46%
1982 1.79% 3.39%
1981 1.13% 3.15%
1980 1.93% 2.85%
1979 1.64% 2.59%
1978 1.74% 2.45%
1977 2.71% 2.43%
1976 2.9% 2.45%
1975 3.13% 2.5%
1974 3.06% 2.57%
1973 3.05% 2.67%
1972 3.05% 2.89%
1971 3% 3.26%
1970 2.95% 3.69%
1969 2.88% 4.07%
1968 2.8% 4.23%
1967 2.71% 4.03%
1966 2.59% 3.49%
1965 2.49% 2.79%
1964 2.37% 2.17%
1963 2.25% 1.85%
1962 2.1% 1.78%
1961 1.96% 1.77%

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/togo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Togo's population grew by 2.27%.

Live population counters

Namibia Togo
Current population
3173089
9990340
Population rank 134/197 97/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.12%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
2.49 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
1.81 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
7.33 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +578
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +210,899
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +2.27%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 40/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
35.1 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -15,010
Net migration rank 57/196 144/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 281,994
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 99/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 3%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 117/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Togo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Togo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -15,010
2024 - 4,211 - -14,014
2023 58,435 11,675 218,093 -1,997
2022 54,534 22,212 215,090 -1,997
2021 50,160 31,327 210,613 -986
2020 55,034 27,056 208,663 -986
2019 54,769 19,676 207,608 -1,985
2018 53,970 17,920 204,942 -1,985
2017 52,975 16,080 202,307 -1,985
2016 52,228 14,002 199,364 -1,979
2015 50,846 12,755 194,768 -1,976
2014 49,581 11,134 190,667 -1,976
2013 47,801 10,748 187,309 -1,976
2012 46,204 10,957 186,061 -1,983
2011 43,557 -4,067 186,406 -1,968
2010 42,046 -8,518 185,294 -1,964
2009 39,942 -8,626 180,111 -1,985
2008 38,147 -8,775 173,677 14,303
2007 36,430 -8,905 168,144 4,813
2006 34,690 -8,792 160,671 21,724
2005 32,909 -8,195 154,117 -4,437
2004 31,478 -7,192 147,574 -1,005
2003 31,115 -6,153 144,900 -2,793
2002 31,947 -1,913 141,643 -5,973
2001 32,942 2,869 137,808 -1,703
2000 35,280 5,709 133,873 4,715
1999 37,233 6,333 129,832 11,125
1998 37,500 6,180 125,392 12,362
1997 37,256 6,023 122,109 11,898
1996 37,177 5,866 119,418 40,915
1995 39,119 5,712 116,314 57,406
1994 41,316 5,578 113,074 88,992
1993 42,861 5,464 119,938 -291,022
1992 43,945 2,487 118,876 -122
1991 44,523 309 117,409 -51
1990 43,956 3,969 116,200 44
1989 37,715 75,072 114,432 0
1988 34,798 10,916 112,915 -17
1987 33,340 4,559 110,739 848
1986 31,764 3,953 107,957 -436
1985 30,575 2,090 104,949 1,242
1984 29,395 -267 102,425 7,897
1983 28,307 -481 99,817 9,740
1982 27,474 -889 97,003 9,163
1981 27,938 -18,901 94,318 3,519
1980 28,142 -15,041 91,445 -4,993
1979 28,930 -4,818 89,148 -13,519
1978 29,821 -22,827 86,950 -19,163
1977 29,241 -3,907 84,572 -19,856
1976 28,785 -5,048 82,321 -18,832
1975 27,882 -553 79,831 -16,973
1974 26,844 -744 77,347 -14,483
1973 25,754 -1,066 74,713 -11,555
1972 24,606 -236 72,008 -7,661
1971 23,467 -208 69,206 482
1970 22,414 -244 65,851 10,865
1969 21,387 -57 62,589 20,613
1968 20,470 -636 59,110 26,860
1967 19,498 -339 56,128 26,576
1966 18,635 -1,023 53,640 18,418
1965 17,902 -1,327 51,323 6,104
1964 17,134 -1,660 49,449 -6,214
1963 16,430 -2,016 47,869 -14,361
1962 15,656 -2,403 46,201 -15,486
1961 14,936 -2,807 44,623 -14,858
1960 14,307 -3,227 43,307 -13,868

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/togo | 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 Togo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,052,115 people) and 0.86% is from migration (a loss of 17,852 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 281,994 people or 3% in Togo.

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
Togo
City Population
Lome 2.19M
Kara 158K
Sokode 115K
Atakpame 98.2K
Kpalime 87.5K
Sotouboua 32.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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