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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 2.45 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Namibia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Turkmenistan
2100 5,958,153 10,046,945
2099 5,952,623 10,075,740
2098 5,947,142 10,103,319
2097 5,942,285 10,129,577
2096 5,938,162 10,154,338
2095 5,930,395 10,178,163
2094 5,922,248 10,200,371
2093 5,911,235 10,221,349
2092 5,899,026 10,240,959
2091 5,886,490 10,259,026
2090 5,871,938 10,276,261
2089 5,858,234 10,291,819
2088 5,842,720 10,306,303
2087 5,825,856 10,319,501
2086 5,806,643 10,331,090
2085 5,789,246 10,341,183
2084 5,771,050 10,349,710
2083 5,751,610 10,356,602
2082 5,730,648 10,362,422
2081 5,707,476 10,366,587
2080 5,682,842 10,369,293
2079 5,659,698 10,370,130
2078 5,634,313 10,369,013
2077 5,608,096 10,366,366
2076 5,580,829 10,361,975
2075 5,551,107 10,355,755
2074 5,522,025 10,348,384
2073 5,494,180 10,339,415
2072 5,464,749 10,328,653
2071 5,434,461 10,316,618
2070 5,403,822 10,303,565
2069 5,371,517 10,289,578
2068 5,336,950 10,274,625
2067 5,300,707 10,258,518
2066 5,263,191 10,241,362
2065 5,227,346 10,223,420
2064 5,190,323 10,204,034
2063 5,150,579 10,183,241
2062 5,109,760 10,160,903
2061 5,068,478 10,136,928
2060 5,023,587 10,111,369
2059 4,979,591 10,083,631
2058 4,933,964 10,052,905
2057 4,887,985 10,019,547
2056 4,840,537 9,983,379
2055 4,790,848 9,943,931
2054 4,741,942 9,901,473
2053 4,691,180 9,854,931
2052 4,639,835 9,804,909
2051 4,587,353 9,751,221
2050 4,533,502 9,693,713
2049 4,482,650 9,632,600
2048 4,430,309 9,567,946
2047 4,373,597 9,500,139
2046 4,318,050 9,429,355
2045 4,259,166 9,356,194
2044 4,202,338 9,280,988
2043 4,144,892 9,204,466
2042 4,088,713 9,126,898
2041 4,032,347 9,048,356
2040 3,976,987 8,969,478
2039 3,920,720 8,890,225
2038 3,862,015 8,810,850
2037 3,804,482 8,731,367
2036 3,747,072 8,651,719
2035 3,689,163 8,572,231
2034 3,631,737 8,492,483
2033 3,575,000 8,412,113
2032 3,516,310 8,330,912
2031 3,456,265 8,248,129
2030 3,395,964 8,163,024
2029 3,336,698 8,070,023
2028 3,277,428 7,969,080
2027 3,216,917 7,860,774
2026 3,156,839 7,745,331
2025 3,094,769 7,623,184
2024 3,030,131 7,494,498
2023 2,963,095 7,364,438
2022 2,889,662 7,230,193
2021 2,810,548 7,092,043
2020 2,728,762 6,949,912
2019 2,650,494 6,803,944
2018 2,577,327 6,655,524
2017 2,506,853 6,507,061
2016 2,439,213 6,360,041
2015 2,374,300 6,215,770
2014 2,312,139 6,075,283
2013 2,252,508 5,939,341
2012 2,194,654 5,808,546
2011 2,146,325 5,683,417
2010 2,109,811 5,564,356
2009 2,077,394 5,451,592
2008 2,047,056 5,345,029
2007 2,018,600 5,244,046
2006 1,991,888 5,147,105
2005 1,966,582 5,052,257
2004 1,942,082 4,958,093
2003 1,917,464 4,863,865
2002 1,889,970 4,769,465
2001 1,857,048 4,675,409
2000 1,818,647 4,582,677
1999 1,776,368 4,492,170
1998 1,732,745 4,410,507
1997 1,689,264 4,336,730
1996 1,646,103 4,263,819
1995 1,602,170 4,191,203
1994 1,556,304 4,116,662
1993 1,508,697 4,032,407
1992 1,461,322 3,944,689
1991 1,415,684 3,855,894
1990 1,369,303 3,760,562
1989 1,288,947 3,662,459
1988 1,209,696 3,559,363
1987 1,167,889 3,452,731
1986 1,131,081 3,347,809
1985 1,096,890 3,247,534
1984 1,065,989 3,154,079
1983 1,037,511 3,067,534
1982 1,010,308 2,985,557
1981 992,500 2,907,187
1980 981,434 2,832,203
1979 962,825 2,760,358
1978 947,269 2,691,088
1977 931,104 2,623,948
1976 906,566 2,558,521
1975 881,032 2,494,570
1974 854,320 2,432,028
1973 828,928 2,370,919
1972 804,399 2,311,430
1971 780,584 2,253,119
1970 757,868 2,195,616
1969 736,120 2,139,024
1968 715,542 2,083,069
1967 696,045 2,027,403
1966 677,655 1,971,737
1965 660,558 1,915,916
1964 644,530 1,859,997
1963 629,589 1,804,272
1962 615,759 1,749,214
1961 603,067 1,695,400
1960 591,465 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Turkmenistan
2100 0.09% -0.29%
2099 0.09% -0.27%
2098 0.08% -0.26%
2097 0.07% -0.24%
2096 0.13% -0.23%
2095 0.14% -0.22%
2094 0.19% -0.21%
2093 0.21% -0.19%
2092 0.21% -0.18%
2091 0.25% -0.17%
2090 0.23% -0.15%
2089 0.27% -0.14%
2088 0.29% -0.13%
2087 0.33% -0.11%
2086 0.3% -0.1%
2085 0.32% -0.08%
2084 0.34% -0.07%
2083 0.37% -0.06%
2082 0.41% -0.04%
2081 0.43% -0.03%
2080 0.41% -0.008%
2079 0.45% 0.01%
2078 0.47% 0.03%
2077 0.49% 0.04%
2076 0.54% 0.06%
2075 0.53% 0.07%
2074 0.51% 0.09%
2073 0.54% 0.1%
2072 0.56% 0.12%
2071 0.57% 0.13%
2070 0.6% 0.14%
2069 0.65% 0.15%
2068 0.68% 0.16%
2067 0.71% 0.17%
2066 0.69% 0.18%
2065 0.71% 0.19%
2064 0.77% 0.2%
2063 0.8% 0.22%
2062 0.81% 0.24%
2061 0.89% 0.25%
2060 0.88% 0.28%
2059 0.92% 0.31%
2058 0.94% 0.33%
2057 0.98% 0.36%
2056 1.04% 0.4%
2055 1.03% 0.43%
2054 1.08% 0.47%
2053 1.11% 0.51%
2052 1.14% 0.55%
2051 1.19% 0.59%
2050 1.13% 0.63%
2049 1.18% 0.68%
2048 1.3% 0.71%
2047 1.29% 0.75%
2046 1.38% 0.78%
2045 1.35% 0.81%
2044 1.39% 0.83%
2043 1.37% 0.85%
2042 1.4% 0.87%
2041 1.39% 0.88%
2040 1.44% 0.89%
2039 1.52% 0.9%
2038 1.51% 0.91%
2037 1.53% 0.92%
2036 1.57% 0.93%
2035 1.58% 0.94%
2034 1.59% 0.96%
2033 1.67% 0.97%
2032 1.74% 1%
2031 1.78% 1.04%
2030 1.78% 1.15%
2029 1.81% 1.27%
2028 1.88% 1.38%
2027 1.9% 1.49%
2026 2.01% 1.6%
2025 2.13% 1.72%
2024 2.26% 1.77%
2023 2.54% 1.86%
2022 2.81% 1.95%
2021 3% 2.05%
2020 2.95% 2.15%
2019 2.84% 2.23%
2018 2.81% 2.28%
2017 2.77% 2.31%
2016 2.73% 2.32%
2015 2.69% 2.31%
2014 2.65% 2.29%
2013 2.64% 2.25%
2012 2.25% 2.2%
2011 1.73% 2.14%
2010 1.56% 2.07%
2009 1.48% 1.99%
2008 1.41% 1.93%
2007 1.34% 1.88%
2006 1.29% 1.88%
2005 1.26% 1.9%
2004 1.28% 1.94%
2003 1.45% 1.98%
2002 1.77% 2.01%
2001 2.11% 2.02%
2000 2.38% 2.01%
1999 2.52% 1.85%
1998 2.57% 1.7%
1997 2.62% 1.71%
1996 2.74% 1.73%
1995 2.95% 1.81%
1994 3.16% 2.09%
1993 3.24% 2.22%
1992 3.22% 2.3%
1991 3.39% 2.54%
1990 6.23% 2.68%
1989 6.55% 2.9%
1988 3.58% 3.09%
1987 3.25% 3.13%
1986 3.12% 3.09%
1985 2.9% 2.96%
1984 2.74% 2.82%
1983 2.69% 2.75%
1982 1.79% 2.7%
1981 1.13% 2.65%
1980 1.93% 2.6%
1979 1.64% 2.57%
1978 1.74% 2.56%
1977 2.71% 2.56%
1976 2.9% 2.56%
1975 3.13% 2.57%
1974 3.06% 2.58%
1973 3.05% 2.57%
1972 3.05% 2.59%
1971 3% 2.62%
1970 2.95% 2.65%
1969 2.88% 2.69%
1968 2.8% 2.75%
1967 2.71% 2.82%
1966 2.59% 2.91%
1965 2.49% 3.01%
1964 2.37% 3.09%
1963 2.25% 3.15%
1962 2.1% 3.17%
1961 1.96% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Namibia Turkmenistan
Current population
3173089
7776557
Population rank 134/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.09%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
6.85 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +356
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 61/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +13,268
Net migration rank 57/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 13,268
2024 - 4,211 - 14,646
2023 58,435 11,675 117,529 15,005
2022 54,534 22,212 121,814 14,141
2021 50,160 31,327 122,721 17,617
2020 55,034 27,056 124,014 19,913
2019 54,769 19,676 128,275 19,735
2018 53,970 17,920 129,537 19,293
2017 52,975 16,080 131,417 16,678
2016 52,228 14,002 132,581 13,365
2015 50,846 12,755 132,663 9,936
2014 49,581 11,134 129,677 8,696
2013 47,801 10,748 126,217 7,287
2012 46,204 10,957 120,957 7,125
2011 43,557 -4,067 115,197 6,992
2010 42,046 -8,518 109,318 6,621
2009 39,942 -8,626 102,931 6,656
2008 38,147 -8,775 96,815 6,734
2007 36,430 -8,905 92,038 6,388
2006 34,690 -8,792 87,840 7,613
2005 32,909 -8,195 83,968 10,263
2004 31,478 -7,192 79,850 14,242
2003 31,115 -6,153 76,737 17,625
2002 31,947 -1,913 75,639 18,803
2001 32,942 2,869 76,682 16,982
2000 35,280 5,709 76,875 14,925
1999 37,233 6,333 76,362 12,859
1998 37,500 6,180 77,342 -3,239
1997 37,256 6,023 79,045 -5,600
1996 37,177 5,866 80,996 -8,627
1995 39,119 5,712 86,289 -13,423
1994 41,316 5,578 89,319 -13,094
1993 42,861 5,464 92,596 -312
1992 43,945 2,487 96,668 -13,517
1991 44,523 309 99,297 -4,864
1990 43,956 3,969 101,099 -4,864
1989 37,715 75,072 103,553 -3,576
1988 34,798 10,916 104,802 1,408
1987 33,340 4,559 103,885 3,161
1986 31,764 3,953 100,930 1,878
1985 30,575 2,090 95,890 1,861
1984 29,395 -267 90,591 -1,427
1983 28,307 -481 85,183 -1,264
1982 27,474 -889 80,989 -961
1981 27,938 -18,901 77,829 -1,102
1980 28,142 -15,041 74,394 -1,152
1979 28,930 -4,818 71,135 -677
1978 29,821 -22,827 68,437 -350
1977 29,241 -3,907 66,318 -132
1976 28,785 -5,048 64,513 160
1975 27,882 -553 62,681 550
1974 26,844 -744 60,925 924
1973 25,754 -1,066 59,169 1,194
1972 24,606 -236 57,326 1,293
1971 23,467 -208 56,666 1,348
1970 22,414 -244 55,617 1,376
1969 21,387 -57 54,791 1,397
1968 20,470 -636 54,324 1,401
1967 19,498 -339 54,209 1,397
1966 18,635 -1,023 54,353 1,377
1965 17,902 -1,327 54,558 1,366
1964 17,134 -1,660 54,574 1,340
1963 16,430 -2,016 54,203 1,332
1962 15,656 -2,403 53,248 1,337
1961 14,936 -2,807 51,659 1,372
1960 14,307 -3,227 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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