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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 86,002,379 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 +2.73% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Namibia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Turkey
2100 5,958,153 64,274,243
2099 5,952,623 64,924,706
2098 5,947,142 65,567,989
2097 5,942,285 66,219,045
2096 5,938,162 66,865,890
2095 5,930,395 67,516,190
2094 5,922,248 68,169,346
2093 5,911,235 68,835,313
2092 5,899,026 69,496,264
2091 5,886,490 70,159,325
2090 5,871,938 70,828,304
2089 5,858,234 71,490,133
2088 5,842,720 72,146,464
2087 5,825,856 72,792,552
2086 5,806,643 73,439,558
2085 5,789,246 74,085,313
2084 5,771,050 74,713,882
2083 5,751,610 75,342,464
2082 5,730,648 75,969,760
2081 5,707,476 76,583,769
2080 5,682,842 77,195,480
2079 5,659,698 77,793,711
2078 5,634,313 78,386,293
2077 5,608,096 78,973,194
2076 5,580,829 79,556,991
2075 5,551,107 80,128,010
2074 5,522,025 80,697,544
2073 5,494,180 81,244,619
2072 5,464,749 81,785,452
2071 5,434,461 82,311,503
2070 5,403,822 82,827,402
2069 5,371,517 83,324,862
2068 5,336,950 83,806,741
2067 5,300,707 84,270,976
2066 5,263,191 84,728,547
2065 5,227,346 85,177,268
2064 5,190,323 85,611,517
2063 5,150,579 86,026,471
2062 5,109,760 86,425,827
2061 5,068,478 86,800,591
2060 5,023,587 87,156,663
2059 4,979,591 87,500,101
2058 4,933,964 87,809,920
2057 4,887,985 88,100,397
2056 4,840,537 88,369,840
2055 4,790,848 88,598,739
2054 4,741,942 88,806,632
2053 4,691,180 88,985,609
2052 4,639,835 89,144,425
2051 4,587,353 89,270,515
2050 4,533,502 89,374,730
2049 4,482,650 89,447,182
2048 4,430,309 89,484,074
2047 4,373,597 89,492,406
2046 4,318,050 89,467,391
2045 4,259,166 89,441,098
2044 4,202,338 89,390,601
2043 4,144,892 89,326,342
2042 4,088,713 89,237,658
2041 4,032,347 89,137,199
2040 3,976,987 89,021,820
2039 3,920,720 88,885,792
2038 3,862,015 88,736,121
2037 3,804,482 88,562,197
2036 3,747,072 88,373,007
2035 3,689,163 88,178,595
2034 3,631,737 87,975,336
2033 3,575,000 87,754,631
2032 3,516,310 87,524,158
2031 3,456,265 87,274,280
2030 3,395,964 87,004,538
2029 3,336,698 86,741,614
2028 3,277,428 86,466,107
2027 3,216,917 86,189,693
2026 3,156,839 85,932,926
2025 3,094,769 85,718,588
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% 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 42.9% to 4,533,502 people with a rank change from 134th to 131st. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 89.5M 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 2.13% 0.23%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Namibia Turkey
Current population
3173089
86002379
Population rank 134/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 1.04%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +184 +528
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 154/197
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 - 4,211 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 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 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
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 (1960–2024, 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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