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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 3.92 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Namibia vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Tunisia
2100 5,958,153 10,722,837
2099 5,952,623 10,798,417
2098 5,947,142 10,872,527
2097 5,942,285 10,944,510
2096 5,938,162 11,017,262
2095 5,930,395 11,088,773
2094 5,922,248 11,159,761
2093 5,911,235 11,228,741
2092 5,899,026 11,296,441
2091 5,886,490 11,362,922
2090 5,871,938 11,428,150
2089 5,858,234 11,492,395
2088 5,842,720 11,554,451
2087 5,825,856 11,616,399
2086 5,806,643 11,677,706
2085 5,789,246 11,736,824
2084 5,771,050 11,795,185
2083 5,751,610 11,853,617
2082 5,730,648 11,911,196
2081 5,707,476 11,966,771
2080 5,682,842 12,023,486
2079 5,659,698 12,080,879
2078 5,634,313 12,138,513
2077 5,608,096 12,194,072
2076 5,580,829 12,247,445
2075 5,551,107 12,301,960
2074 5,522,025 12,355,470
2073 5,494,180 12,410,281
2072 5,464,749 12,463,568
2071 5,434,461 12,517,952
2070 5,403,822 12,571,557
2069 5,371,517 12,625,027
2068 5,336,950 12,677,388
2067 5,300,707 12,728,611
2066 5,263,191 12,778,160
2065 5,227,346 12,827,417
2064 5,190,323 12,873,288
2063 5,150,579 12,917,720
2062 5,109,760 12,960,075
2061 5,068,478 12,999,502
2060 5,023,587 13,037,172
2059 4,979,591 13,069,268
2058 4,933,964 13,098,461
2057 4,887,985 13,124,682
2056 4,840,537 13,147,057
2055 4,790,848 13,164,337
2054 4,741,942 13,177,456
2053 4,691,180 13,184,564
2052 4,639,835 13,188,052
2051 4,587,353 13,187,435
2050 4,533,502 13,181,992
2049 4,482,650 13,173,401
2048 4,430,309 13,160,968
2047 4,373,597 13,144,429
2046 4,318,050 13,125,908
2045 4,259,166 13,104,999
2044 4,202,338 13,081,801
2043 4,144,892 13,057,259
2042 4,088,713 13,031,516
2041 4,032,347 13,006,019
2040 3,976,987 12,979,703
2039 3,920,720 12,952,741
2038 3,862,015 12,925,306
2037 3,804,482 12,896,316
2036 3,747,072 12,865,989
2035 3,689,163 12,835,689
2034 3,631,737 12,803,284
2033 3,575,000 12,766,519
2032 3,516,310 12,728,299
2031 3,456,265 12,687,827
2030 3,395,964 12,644,489
2029 3,336,698 12,596,686
2028 3,277,428 12,542,752
2027 3,216,917 12,484,560
2026 3,156,839 12,420,467
2025 3,094,769 12,351,028
2024 3,030,131 12,277,109
2023 2,963,095 12,200,431
2022 2,889,662 12,119,334
2021 2,810,548 12,048,622
2020 2,728,762 11,974,057
2019 2,650,494 11,875,081
2018 2,577,327 11,765,514
2017 2,506,853 11,650,498
2016 2,439,213 11,528,674
2015 2,374,300 11,402,264
2014 2,312,139 11,274,288
2013 2,252,508 11,141,361
2012 2,194,654 11,009,647
2011 2,146,325 10,886,035
2010 2,109,811 10,765,980
2009 2,077,394 10,650,681
2008 2,047,056 10,542,635
2007 2,018,600 10,441,702
2006 1,991,888 10,346,410
2005 1,966,582 10,255,472
2004 1,942,082 10,166,163
2003 1,917,464 10,071,632
2002 1,889,970 9,971,515
2001 1,857,048 9,869,677
2000 1,818,647 9,764,935
1999 1,776,368 9,655,963
1998 1,732,745 9,541,667
1997 1,689,264 9,421,270
1996 1,646,103 9,294,432
1995 1,602,170 9,161,258
1994 1,556,304 9,018,448
1993 1,508,697 8,857,910
1992 1,461,322 8,682,512
1991 1,415,684 8,501,827
1990 1,369,303 8,324,509
1989 1,288,947 8,151,660
1988 1,209,696 7,974,440
1987 1,167,889 7,789,987
1986 1,131,081 7,600,301
1985 1,096,890 7,409,903
1984 1,065,989 7,220,044
1983 1,037,511 7,053,800
1982 1,010,308 6,908,642
1981 992,500 6,758,284
1980 981,434 6,606,195
1979 962,825 6,456,419
1978 947,269 6,309,390
1977 931,104 6,155,931
1976 906,566 5,996,994
1975 881,032 5,839,262
1974 854,320 5,684,674
1973 828,928 5,537,242
1972 804,399 5,396,557
1971 780,584 5,261,658
1970 757,868 5,131,396
1969 736,120 5,004,697
1968 715,542 4,879,899
1967 696,045 4,760,970
1966 677,655 4,652,287
1965 660,558 4,561,385
1964 644,530 4,489,869
1963 629,589 4,427,131
1962 615,759 4,369,136
1961 603,067 4,316,278
1960 591,465 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Tunisia
2100 0.09% -0.7%
2099 0.09% -0.68%
2098 0.08% -0.66%
2097 0.07% -0.66%
2096 0.13% -0.64%
2095 0.14% -0.64%
2094 0.19% -0.61%
2093 0.21% -0.6%
2092 0.21% -0.59%
2091 0.25% -0.57%
2090 0.23% -0.56%
2089 0.27% -0.54%
2088 0.29% -0.53%
2087 0.33% -0.52%
2086 0.3% -0.5%
2085 0.32% -0.49%
2084 0.34% -0.49%
2083 0.37% -0.48%
2082 0.41% -0.46%
2081 0.43% -0.47%
2080 0.41% -0.48%
2079 0.45% -0.47%
2078 0.47% -0.46%
2077 0.49% -0.44%
2076 0.54% -0.44%
2075 0.53% -0.43%
2074 0.51% -0.44%
2073 0.54% -0.43%
2072 0.56% -0.43%
2071 0.57% -0.43%
2070 0.6% -0.42%
2069 0.65% -0.41%
2068 0.68% -0.4%
2067 0.71% -0.39%
2066 0.69% -0.38%
2065 0.71% -0.36%
2064 0.77% -0.34%
2063 0.8% -0.33%
2062 0.81% -0.3%
2061 0.89% -0.29%
2060 0.88% -0.25%
2059 0.92% -0.22%
2058 0.94% -0.2%
2057 0.98% -0.17%
2056 1.04% -0.13%
2055 1.03% -0.1%
2054 1.08% -0.05%
2053 1.11% -0.03%
2052 1.14% 0.005%
2051 1.19% 0.04%
2050 1.13% 0.07%
2049 1.18% 0.09%
2048 1.3% 0.13%
2047 1.29% 0.14%
2046 1.38% 0.16%
2045 1.35% 0.18%
2044 1.39% 0.19%
2043 1.37% 0.2%
2042 1.4% 0.2%
2041 1.39% 0.2%
2040 1.44% 0.21%
2039 1.52% 0.21%
2038 1.51% 0.22%
2037 1.53% 0.24%
2036 1.57% 0.24%
2035 1.58% 0.25%
2034 1.59% 0.29%
2033 1.67% 0.3%
2032 1.74% 0.32%
2031 1.78% 0.34%
2030 1.78% 0.38%
2029 1.81% 0.43%
2028 1.88% 0.47%
2027 1.9% 0.52%
2026 2.01% 0.56%
2025 2.13% 0.6%
2024 2.26% 0.63%
2023 2.54% 0.67%
2022 2.81% 0.59%
2021 3% 0.62%
2020 2.95% 0.83%
2019 2.84% 0.93%
2018 2.81% 0.99%
2017 2.77% 1.06%
2016 2.73% 1.11%
2015 2.69% 1.14%
2014 2.65% 1.19%
2013 2.64% 1.2%
2012 2.25% 1.14%
2011 1.73% 1.12%
2010 1.56% 1.08%
2009 1.48% 1.02%
2008 1.41% 0.97%
2007 1.34% 0.92%
2006 1.29% 0.89%
2005 1.26% 0.88%
2004 1.28% 0.94%
2003 1.45% 1%
2002 1.77% 1.03%
2001 2.11% 1.07%
2000 2.38% 1.13%
1999 2.52% 1.2%
1998 2.57% 1.28%
1997 2.62% 1.36%
1996 2.74% 1.45%
1995 2.95% 1.58%
1994 3.16% 1.81%
1993 3.24% 2.02%
1992 3.22% 2.13%
1991 3.39% 2.13%
1990 6.23% 2.12%
1989 6.55% 2.22%
1988 3.58% 2.37%
1987 3.25% 2.5%
1986 3.12% 2.57%
1985 2.9% 2.63%
1984 2.74% 2.36%
1983 2.69% 2.1%
1982 1.79% 2.22%
1981 1.13% 2.3%
1980 1.93% 2.32%
1979 1.64% 2.33%
1978 1.74% 2.49%
1977 2.71% 2.65%
1976 2.9% 2.7%
1975 3.13% 2.72%
1974 3.06% 2.66%
1973 3.05% 2.61%
1972 3.05% 2.56%
1971 3% 2.54%
1970 2.95% 2.53%
1969 2.88% 2.56%
1968 2.8% 2.5%
1967 2.71% 2.34%
1966 2.59% 1.99%
1965 2.49% 1.59%
1964 2.37% 1.42%
1963 2.25% 1.33%
1962 2.1% 1.22%
1961 1.96% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Namibia Tunisia
Current population
3173089
12437803
Population rank 134/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.15%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +210
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 124/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -14,523
Net migration rank 57/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -14,523
2024 - 4,211 - -15,221
2023 58,435 11,675 93,663 -14,001
2022 54,534 22,212 96,531 -14,001
2021 50,160 31,327 68,087 -9,190
2020 55,034 27,056 109,431 -19,188
2019 54,769 19,676 127,312 -19,612
2018 53,970 17,920 132,445 -21,012
2017 52,975 16,080 140,971 -22,365
2016 52,228 14,002 148,870 -23,827
2015 50,846 12,755 153,007 -25,229
2014 49,581 11,134 154,762 -26,586
2013 47,801 10,748 154,687 -17,020
2012 46,204 10,957 151,812 -26,059
2011 43,557 -4,067 143,401 -21,935
2010 42,046 -8,518 132,809 -14,168
2009 39,942 -8,626 125,465 -13,512
2008 38,147 -8,775 121,873 -17,742
2007 36,430 -8,905 118,920 -21,190
2006 34,690 -8,792 116,945 -24,098
2005 32,909 -8,195 115,374 -26,361
2004 31,478 -7,192 113,322 -23,735
2003 31,115 -6,153 111,926 -12,459
2002 31,947 -1,913 109,099 -8,334
2001 32,942 2,869 110,146 -7,235
2000 35,280 5,709 112,501 -5,937
1999 37,233 6,333 114,829 -3,452
1998 37,500 6,180 121,332 -4,111
1997 37,256 6,023 128,327 -4,756
1996 37,177 5,866 135,615 -5,506
1995 39,119 5,712 144,345 -8,095
1994 41,316 5,578 153,647 -4,271
1993 42,861 5,464 160,922 10,771
1992 43,945 2,487 163,978 15,124
1991 44,523 309 166,245 16,021
1990 43,956 3,969 168,180 4,183
1989 37,715 75,072 169,221 4,100
1988 34,798 10,916 177,176 3,934
1987 33,340 4,559 184,101 3,711
1986 31,764 3,953 188,107 3,464
1985 30,575 2,090 186,344 2,887
1984 29,395 -267 182,386 8,109
1983 28,307 -481 179,878 -37,895
1982 27,474 -889 177,898 -29,559
1981 27,938 -18,901 176,628 -24,242
1980 28,142 -15,041 171,094 -19,321
1979 28,930 -4,818 171,463 -23,688
1978 29,821 -22,827 173,255 -26,968
1977 29,241 -3,907 174,539 -13,910
1976 28,785 -5,048 172,744 -15,499
1975 27,882 -553 166,991 -8,765
1974 26,844 -744 160,200 -9,254
1973 25,754 -1,066 153,525 -9,606
1972 24,606 -236 147,239 -9,790
1971 23,467 -208 142,296 -9,949
1970 22,414 -244 138,235 -10,054
1969 21,387 -57 135,257 -10,049
1968 20,470 -636 134,246 -9,848
1967 19,498 -339 132,626 -19,155
1966 18,635 -1,023 131,274 -27,393
1965 17,902 -1,327 127,673 -49,751
1964 17,134 -1,660 124,711 -59,602
1963 16,430 -2,016 120,865 -60,505
1962 15,656 -2,403 116,887 -61,260
1961 14,936 -2,807 111,459 -61,369
1960 14,307 -3,227 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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