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

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The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,092,816 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,185,686 people compared to 7,800,189 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 +2.68% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.19M (59.9% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Namibia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Turkmenistan
2100 5,954,393 10,041,228
2099 5,948,866 10,070,007
2098 5,943,388 10,097,571
2097 5,938,535 10,123,813
2096 5,934,414 10,148,560
2095 5,926,652 10,172,371
2094 5,918,510 10,194,567
2093 5,907,504 10,215,533
2092 5,895,303 10,235,132
2091 5,882,775 10,253,189
2090 5,868,232 10,270,414
2089 5,854,537 10,285,963
2088 5,839,032 10,300,439
2087 5,822,179 10,313,629
2086 5,802,978 10,325,212
2085 5,785,593 10,335,299
2084 5,767,408 10,343,821
2083 5,747,980 10,350,710
2082 5,727,031 10,356,526
2081 5,703,874 10,360,689
2080 5,679,256 10,363,394
2079 5,656,126 10,364,229
2078 5,630,757 10,363,113
2077 5,604,556 10,360,467
2076 5,577,307 10,356,079
2075 5,547,604 10,349,863
2074 5,518,540 10,342,496
2073 5,490,713 10,333,532
2072 5,461,300 10,322,776
2071 5,431,031 10,310,748
2070 5,400,411 10,297,702
2069 5,368,127 10,283,723
2068 5,333,582 10,268,779
2067 5,297,361 10,252,681
2066 5,259,869 10,235,535
2065 5,224,047 10,217,603
2064 5,187,047 10,198,228
2063 5,147,329 10,177,447
2062 5,106,535 10,155,121
2061 5,065,279 10,131,160
2060 5,020,417 10,105,616
2059 4,976,448 10,077,893
2058 4,930,850 10,047,185
2057 4,884,900 10,013,846
2056 4,837,482 9,977,699
2055 4,787,824 9,938,273
2054 4,738,949 9,895,840
2053 4,688,219 9,849,324
2052 4,636,907 9,799,331
2051 4,584,458 9,745,673
2050 4,530,641 9,688,197
2049 4,479,821 9,627,119
2048 4,427,513 9,562,502
2047 4,370,836 9,494,734
2046 4,315,325 9,423,990
2045 4,256,478 9,350,870
2044 4,199,686 9,275,707
2043 4,142,276 9,199,229
2042 4,086,133 9,121,705
2041 4,029,802 9,043,208
2040 3,974,477 8,964,374
2039 3,918,246 8,885,167
2038 3,859,577 8,805,836
2037 3,802,081 8,726,399
2036 3,744,707 8,646,796
2035 3,686,835 8,567,354
2034 3,629,445 8,487,651
2033 3,572,743 8,407,327
2032 3,514,091 8,326,172
2031 3,454,083 8,243,436
2030 3,393,821 8,158,380
2029 3,334,592 8,065,431
2028 3,275,360 7,964,546
2027 3,214,886 7,856,302
2026 3,154,846 7,740,924
2025 3,092,816 7,618,847
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% 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 42.2% to 4,530,641 people with a rank change from 134th to 131st. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M 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 2.07% 1.66%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Namibia grew by 2.07%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Namibia Turkmenistan
Current population
3185686
7800189
Population rank 134/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.09%
One net population change
8.41 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
6.7 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
28.1 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +172 +341
Annual growth/decline +62,685 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +2.07% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 63/197
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 59,739 4,211 112,942 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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 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 486K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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