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

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The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,092,816 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,185,686 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 27.1 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.08% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.19M (59.9% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Namibia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Turkey
2100 5,954,393 64,394,191
2099 5,948,866 65,045,868
2098 5,943,388 65,690,351
2097 5,938,535 66,342,622
2096 5,934,414 66,990,674
2095 5,926,652 67,642,188
2094 5,918,510 68,296,562
2093 5,907,504 68,963,773
2092 5,895,303 69,625,957
2091 5,882,775 70,290,255
2090 5,868,232 70,960,483
2089 5,854,537 71,623,547
2088 5,839,032 72,281,102
2087 5,822,179 72,928,397
2086 5,802,978 73,576,610
2085 5,785,593 74,223,570
2084 5,767,408 74,853,312
2083 5,747,980 75,483,067
2082 5,727,031 76,111,533
2081 5,703,874 76,726,689
2080 5,679,256 77,339,541
2079 5,656,126 77,938,889
2078 5,630,757 78,532,577
2077 5,604,556 79,120,573
2076 5,577,307 79,705,459
2075 5,547,604 80,277,544
2074 5,518,540 80,848,141
2073 5,490,713 81,396,237
2072 5,461,300 81,938,080
2071 5,431,031 82,465,112
2070 5,400,411 82,981,973
2069 5,368,127 83,480,362
2068 5,333,582 83,963,140
2067 5,297,361 84,428,242
2066 5,259,869 84,886,666
2065 5,224,047 85,336,225
2064 5,187,047 85,771,285
2063 5,147,329 86,187,013
2062 5,106,535 86,587,114
2061 5,065,279 86,962,577
2060 5,020,417 87,319,314
2059 4,976,448 87,663,392
2058 4,930,850 87,973,789
2057 4,884,900 88,264,809
2056 4,837,482 88,534,755
2055 4,787,824 88,764,080
2054 4,738,949 88,972,362
2053 4,688,219 89,151,673
2052 4,636,907 89,310,785
2051 4,584,458 89,437,110
2050 4,530,641 89,541,520
2049 4,479,821 89,614,107
2048 4,427,513 89,651,068
2047 4,370,836 89,659,415
2046 4,315,325 89,634,354
2045 4,256,478 89,608,012
2044 4,199,686 89,557,421
2043 4,142,276 89,493,042
2042 4,086,133 89,404,193
2041 4,029,802 89,303,546
2040 3,974,477 89,187,952
2039 3,918,246 89,051,669
2038 3,859,577 88,901,719
2037 3,802,081 88,727,471
2036 3,744,707 88,537,927
2035 3,686,835 88,343,153
2034 3,629,445 88,139,515
2033 3,572,743 87,918,397
2032 3,514,091 87,687,495
2031 3,454,083 87,437,150
2030 3,393,821 87,166,904
2029 3,334,592 86,903,490
2028 3,275,360 86,627,469
2027 3,214,886 86,350,539
2026 3,154,846 86,093,293
2025 3,092,816 85,878,556
2024 3,030,131 85,518,661
2023 2,963,095 85,325,965
2022 2,889,662 84,979,913
2021 2,810,548 84,147,318
2020 2,728,762 83,384,680
2019 2,650,494 82,579,440
2018 2,577,327 81,407,204
2017 2,506,853 80,312,698
2016 2,439,213 79,277,962
2015 2,374,300 78,218,479
2014 2,312,139 77,181,884
2013 2,252,508 76,147,624
2012 2,194,654 75,175,827
2011 2,146,325 74,223,629
2010 2,109,811 73,142,150
2009 2,077,394 72,039,206
2008 2,047,056 71,051,678
2007 2,018,600 70,158,112
2006 1,991,888 70,045,349
2005 1,966,582 69,329,557
2004 1,942,082 68,592,617
2003 1,917,464 67,831,730
2002 1,889,970 67,048,795
2001 1,857,048 66,245,128
2000 1,818,647 65,425,961
1999 1,776,368 64,591,923
1998 1,732,745 63,734,383
1997 1,689,264 62,852,966
1996 1,646,103 61,951,134
1995 1,602,170 61,024,503
1994 1,556,304 60,033,836
1993 1,508,697 58,999,167
1992 1,461,322 57,990,118
1991 1,415,684 57,009,887
1990 1,369,303 56,015,628
1989 1,288,947 54,976,723
1988 1,209,696 53,909,626
1987 1,167,889 52,843,670
1986 1,131,081 51,777,772
1985 1,096,890 50,687,115
1984 1,065,989 49,574,069
1983 1,037,511 48,447,410
1982 1,010,308 47,322,096
1981 992,500 46,321,190
1980 981,434 45,408,815
1979 962,825 44,510,429
1978 947,269 43,645,306
1977 931,104 42,773,298
1976 906,566 41,899,984
1975 881,032 41,053,126
1974 854,320 40,210,234
1973 828,928 39,329,533
1972 804,399 38,430,221
1971 780,584 37,518,611
1970 757,868 36,638,465
1969 736,120 35,787,774
1968 715,542 34,921,684
1967 696,045 34,050,421
1966 677,655 33,177,672
1965 660,558 32,345,220
1964 644,530 31,543,072
1963 629,589 30,726,841
1962 615,759 29,916,147
1961 603,067 29,119,238
1960 591,465 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Turkey
2100 0.09% -1%
2099 0.09% -0.98%
2098 0.08% -0.98%
2097 0.07% -0.97%
2096 0.13% -0.96%
2095 0.14% -0.96%
2094 0.19% -0.97%
2093 0.21% -0.95%
2092 0.21% -0.95%
2091 0.25% -0.94%
2090 0.23% -0.93%
2089 0.27% -0.91%
2088 0.29% -0.89%
2087 0.33% -0.88%
2086 0.3% -0.87%
2085 0.32% -0.84%
2084 0.34% -0.83%
2083 0.37% -0.83%
2082 0.41% -0.8%
2081 0.43% -0.79%
2080 0.41% -0.77%
2079 0.45% -0.76%
2078 0.47% -0.74%
2077 0.49% -0.73%
2076 0.54% -0.71%
2075 0.53% -0.71%
2074 0.51% -0.67%
2073 0.54% -0.66%
2072 0.56% -0.64%
2071 0.57% -0.62%
2070 0.6% -0.6%
2069 0.65% -0.57%
2068 0.68% -0.55%
2067 0.71% -0.54%
2066 0.69% -0.53%
2065 0.71% -0.51%
2064 0.77% -0.48%
2063 0.8% -0.46%
2062 0.81% -0.43%
2061 0.89% -0.41%
2060 0.88% -0.39%
2059 0.92% -0.35%
2058 0.94% -0.33%
2057 0.98% -0.3%
2056 1.04% -0.26%
2055 1.03% -0.23%
2054 1.08% -0.2%
2053 1.11% -0.18%
2052 1.14% -0.14%
2051 1.19% -0.12%
2050 1.13% -0.08%
2049 1.18% -0.04%
2048 1.3% -0.009%
2047 1.29% 0.03%
2046 1.38% 0.03%
2045 1.35% 0.06%
2044 1.39% 0.07%
2043 1.37% 0.1%
2042 1.4% 0.11%
2041 1.39% 0.13%
2040 1.44% 0.15%
2039 1.52% 0.17%
2038 1.51% 0.2%
2037 1.53% 0.21%
2036 1.57% 0.22%
2035 1.58% 0.23%
2034 1.59% 0.25%
2033 1.67% 0.26%
2032 1.74% 0.29%
2031 1.78% 0.31%
2030 1.78% 0.3%
2029 1.81% 0.32%
2028 1.88% 0.32%
2027 1.9% 0.3%
2026 2.01% 0.25%
2025 2.07% 0.42%
2024 2.26% 0.23%
2023 2.54% 0.41%
2022 2.81% 0.99%
2021 3% 0.91%
2020 2.95% 0.98%
2019 2.84% 1.44%
2018 2.81% 1.36%
2017 2.77% 1.31%
2016 2.73% 1.35%
2015 2.69% 1.34%
2014 2.65% 1.36%
2013 2.64% 1.29%
2012 2.25% 1.28%
2011 1.73% 1.48%
2010 1.56% 1.53%
2009 1.48% 1.39%
2008 1.41% 1.27%
2007 1.34% 0.16%
2006 1.29% 1.03%
2005 1.26% 1.07%
2004 1.28% 1.12%
2003 1.45% 1.17%
2002 1.77% 1.21%
2001 2.11% 1.25%
2000 2.38% 1.29%
1999 2.52% 1.35%
1998 2.57% 1.4%
1997 2.62% 1.46%
1996 2.74% 1.52%
1995 2.95% 1.65%
1994 3.16% 1.75%
1993 3.24% 1.74%
1992 3.22% 1.72%
1991 3.39% 1.77%
1990 6.23% 1.89%
1989 6.55% 1.98%
1988 3.58% 2.02%
1987 3.25% 2.06%
1986 3.12% 2.15%
1985 2.9% 2.25%
1984 2.74% 2.33%
1983 2.69% 2.38%
1982 1.79% 2.16%
1981 1.13% 2.01%
1980 1.93% 2.02%
1979 1.64% 1.98%
1978 1.74% 2.04%
1977 2.71% 2.08%
1976 2.9% 2.06%
1975 3.13% 2.1%
1974 3.06% 2.24%
1973 3.05% 2.34%
1972 3.05% 2.43%
1971 3% 2.4%
1970 2.95% 2.38%
1969 2.88% 2.48%
1968 2.8% 2.56%
1967 2.71% 2.63%
1966 2.59% 2.57%
1965 2.49% 2.54%
1964 2.37% 2.66%
1963 2.25% 2.71%
1962 2.1% 2.74%
1961 1.96% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Namibia grew by 2.07%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Namibia Turkey
Current population
3185686
86225430
Population rank 134/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
8.41 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
6.7 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
28.1 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +172 +986
Annual growth/decline +62,685 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +2.07% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 138/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -258,205
Net migration rank 57/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -258,205
2024 59,739 4,211 453,249 -275,952
2023 58,435 11,675 426,630 -318,070
2022 54,534 22,212 535,373 -301,544
2021 50,160 31,327 521,713 20,283
2020 55,034 27,056 608,708 37,934
2019 54,769 19,676 751,472 -15,690
2018 53,970 17,920 830,353 187,570
2017 52,975 16,080 875,408 659,846
2016 52,228 14,002 895,841 352,063
2015 50,846 12,755 930,799 1,063,140
2014 49,581 11,134 957,055 1,033,384
2013 47,801 10,748 921,386 438,618
2012 46,204 10,957 917,145 258,623
2011 43,557 -4,067 875,839 68,849
2010 42,046 -8,518 892,334 55,532
2009 39,942 -8,626 900,491 24,276
2008 38,147 -8,775 868,749 47,915
2007 36,430 -8,905 876,626 -186,402
2006 34,690 -8,792 897,351 -190,194
2005 32,909 -8,195 898,650 -174,177
2004 31,478 -7,192 896,025 -146,574
2003 31,115 -6,153 893,683 -121,383
2002 31,947 -1,913 922,927 -129,444
2001 32,942 2,869 980,560 -166,759
2000 35,280 5,709 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 37,233 6,333 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 37,500 6,180 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 37,256 6,023 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 37,177 5,866 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 39,119 5,712 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 41,316 5,578 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 42,861 5,464 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 43,945 2,487 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 44,523 309 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 43,956 3,969 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 37,715 75,072 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 34,798 10,916 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 33,340 4,559 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 31,764 3,953 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 30,575 2,090 1,098,846 8,960
1984 29,395 -267 1,096,529 21,787
1983 28,307 -481 1,095,106 39,871
1982 27,474 -889 1,091,863 23,728
1981 27,938 -18,901 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 28,142 -15,041 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 28,930 -4,818 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 29,821 -22,827 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 29,241 -3,907 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 28,785 -5,048 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 27,882 -553 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 26,844 -744 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 25,754 -1,066 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 24,606 -236 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 23,467 -208 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 22,414 -244 991,950 -150,924
1969 21,387 -57 970,958 -110,578
1968 20,470 -636 950,778 -78,973
1967 19,498 -339 936,727 -65,993
1966 18,635 -1,023 925,790 -50,999
1965 17,902 -1,327 904,016 -113,911
1964 17,134 -1,660 884,152 -69,978
1963 16,430 -2,016 862,626 -44,317
1962 15,656 -2,403 837,473 -34,353
1961 14,936 -2,807 816,911 -26,187
1960 14,307 -3,227 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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