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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 16.8 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Namibia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Uganda
2100 5,958,153 122,497,526
2099 5,952,623 122,436,109
2098 5,947,142 122,364,302
2097 5,942,285 122,266,255
2096 5,938,162 122,146,810
2095 5,930,395 121,976,411
2094 5,922,248 121,799,752
2093 5,911,235 121,584,860
2092 5,899,026 121,336,796
2091 5,886,490 121,070,447
2090 5,871,938 120,767,412
2089 5,858,234 120,427,771
2088 5,842,720 120,064,594
2087 5,825,856 119,668,549
2086 5,806,643 119,256,686
2085 5,789,246 118,815,763
2084 5,771,050 118,339,179
2083 5,751,610 117,821,938
2082 5,730,648 117,274,958
2081 5,707,476 116,707,394
2080 5,682,842 116,096,095
2079 5,659,698 115,474,153
2078 5,634,313 114,805,376
2077 5,608,096 114,118,687
2076 5,580,829 113,390,189
2075 5,551,107 112,637,851
2074 5,522,025 111,863,410
2073 5,494,180 111,070,771
2072 5,464,749 110,240,940
2071 5,434,461 109,392,890
2070 5,403,822 108,505,633
2069 5,371,517 107,607,659
2068 5,336,950 106,677,578
2067 5,300,707 105,722,829
2066 5,263,191 104,739,111
2065 5,227,346 103,737,893
2064 5,190,323 102,701,560
2063 5,150,579 101,646,533
2062 5,109,760 100,561,859
2061 5,068,478 99,450,764
2060 5,023,587 98,334,788
2059 4,979,591 97,187,498
2058 4,933,964 96,014,439
2057 4,887,985 94,821,765
2056 4,840,537 93,613,209
2055 4,790,848 92,385,049
2054 4,741,942 91,132,827
2053 4,691,180 89,857,705
2052 4,639,835 88,568,311
2051 4,587,353 87,270,603
2050 4,533,502 85,957,376
2049 4,482,650 84,632,277
2048 4,430,309 83,284,965
2047 4,373,597 81,928,165
2046 4,318,050 80,569,225
2045 4,259,166 79,208,662
2044 4,202,338 77,834,944
2043 4,144,892 76,453,982
2042 4,088,713 75,075,287
2041 4,032,347 73,701,695
2040 3,976,987 72,333,375
2039 3,920,720 70,963,211
2038 3,862,015 69,580,447
2037 3,804,482 68,186,136
2036 3,747,072 66,804,746
2035 3,689,163 65,411,934
2034 3,631,737 64,023,352
2033 3,575,000 62,634,483
2032 3,516,310 61,235,174
2031 3,456,265 59,825,075
2030 3,395,964 58,415,479
2029 3,336,698 57,006,283
2028 3,277,428 55,596,520
2027 3,216,917 54,191,271
2026 3,156,839 52,792,624
2025 3,094,769 51,400,003
2024 3,030,131 50,015,092
2023 2,963,095 48,656,601
2022 2,889,662 47,312,719
2021 2,810,548 45,910,930
2020 2,728,762 44,457,152
2019 2,650,494 42,999,637
2018 2,577,327 41,565,831
2017 2,506,853 40,177,388
2016 2,439,213 38,799,152
2015 2,374,300 37,531,446
2014 2,312,139 36,395,539
2013 2,252,508 35,337,042
2012 2,194,654 34,337,438
2011 2,146,325 33,354,543
2010 2,109,811 32,390,802
2009 2,077,394 31,451,151
2008 2,047,056 30,539,553
2007 2,018,600 29,653,430
2006 1,991,888 28,794,003
2005 1,966,582 27,963,289
2004 1,942,082 27,154,515
2003 1,917,464 26,352,124
2002 1,889,970 25,532,870
2001 1,857,048 24,745,676
2000 1,818,647 24,000,150
1999 1,776,368 23,257,281
1998 1,732,745 22,515,806
1997 1,689,264 21,856,046
1996 1,646,103 21,231,550
1995 1,602,170 20,665,667
1994 1,556,304 20,108,801
1993 1,508,697 19,445,161
1992 1,461,322 18,785,032
1991 1,415,684 18,155,901
1990 1,369,303 17,569,897
1989 1,288,947 17,010,698
1988 1,209,696 16,470,483
1987 1,167,889 15,954,170
1986 1,131,081 15,467,579
1985 1,096,890 15,023,681
1984 1,065,989 14,607,677
1983 1,037,511 14,221,881
1982 1,010,308 13,873,631
1981 992,500 13,556,452
1980 981,434 13,275,741
1979 962,825 13,002,163
1978 947,269 12,692,113
1977 931,104 12,359,669
1976 906,566 12,037,294
1975 881,032 11,725,240
1974 854,320 11,424,846
1973 828,928 11,144,236
1972 804,399 10,885,796
1971 780,584 10,618,206
1970 757,868 10,321,603
1969 736,120 10,014,858
1968 715,542 9,708,632
1967 696,045 9,408,924
1966 677,655 9,122,864
1965 660,558 8,849,203
1964 644,530 8,586,363
1963 629,589 8,333,663
1962 615,759 8,092,231
1961 603,067 7,862,217
1960 591,465 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Uganda
2100 0.09% 0.05%
2099 0.09% 0.06%
2098 0.08% 0.08%
2097 0.07% 0.1%
2096 0.13% 0.14%
2095 0.14% 0.15%
2094 0.19% 0.18%
2093 0.21% 0.2%
2092 0.21% 0.22%
2091 0.25% 0.25%
2090 0.23% 0.28%
2089 0.27% 0.3%
2088 0.29% 0.33%
2087 0.33% 0.35%
2086 0.3% 0.37%
2085 0.32% 0.4%
2084 0.34% 0.44%
2083 0.37% 0.47%
2082 0.41% 0.49%
2081 0.43% 0.53%
2080 0.41% 0.54%
2079 0.45% 0.58%
2078 0.47% 0.6%
2077 0.49% 0.64%
2076 0.54% 0.67%
2075 0.53% 0.69%
2074 0.51% 0.71%
2073 0.54% 0.75%
2072 0.56% 0.78%
2071 0.57% 0.82%
2070 0.6% 0.83%
2069 0.65% 0.87%
2068 0.68% 0.9%
2067 0.71% 0.94%
2066 0.69% 0.97%
2065 0.71% 1.01%
2064 0.77% 1.04%
2063 0.8% 1.08%
2062 0.81% 1.12%
2061 0.89% 1.13%
2060 0.88% 1.18%
2059 0.92% 1.22%
2058 0.94% 1.26%
2057 0.98% 1.29%
2056 1.04% 1.33%
2055 1.03% 1.37%
2054 1.08% 1.42%
2053 1.11% 1.46%
2052 1.14% 1.49%
2051 1.19% 1.53%
2050 1.13% 1.57%
2049 1.18% 1.62%
2048 1.3% 1.66%
2047 1.29% 1.69%
2046 1.38% 1.72%
2045 1.35% 1.76%
2044 1.39% 1.81%
2043 1.37% 1.84%
2042 1.4% 1.86%
2041 1.39% 1.89%
2040 1.44% 1.93%
2039 1.52% 1.99%
2038 1.51% 2.04%
2037 1.53% 2.07%
2036 1.57% 2.13%
2035 1.58% 2.17%
2034 1.59% 2.22%
2033 1.67% 2.29%
2032 1.74% 2.36%
2031 1.78% 2.41%
2030 1.78% 2.47%
2029 1.81% 2.54%
2028 1.88% 2.59%
2027 1.9% 2.65%
2026 2.01% 2.71%
2025 2.13% 2.77%
2024 2.26% 2.79%
2023 2.54% 2.84%
2022 2.81% 3.05%
2021 3% 3.27%
2020 2.95% 3.39%
2019 2.84% 3.45%
2018 2.81% 3.46%
2017 2.77% 3.55%
2016 2.73% 3.38%
2015 2.69% 3.12%
2014 2.65% 3%
2013 2.64% 2.91%
2012 2.25% 2.95%
2011 1.73% 2.98%
2010 1.56% 2.99%
2009 1.48% 2.98%
2008 1.41% 2.99%
2007 1.34% 2.98%
2006 1.29% 2.97%
2005 1.26% 2.98%
2004 1.28% 3.04%
2003 1.45% 3.21%
2002 1.77% 3.18%
2001 2.11% 3.11%
2000 2.38% 3.19%
1999 2.52% 3.29%
1998 2.57% 3.02%
1997 2.62% 2.94%
1996 2.74% 2.74%
1995 2.95% 2.77%
1994 3.16% 3.41%
1993 3.24% 3.51%
1992 3.22% 3.47%
1991 3.39% 3.34%
1990 6.23% 3.29%
1989 6.55% 3.28%
1988 3.58% 3.24%
1987 3.25% 3.15%
1986 3.12% 2.95%
1985 2.9% 2.85%
1984 2.74% 2.71%
1983 2.69% 2.51%
1982 1.79% 2.34%
1981 1.13% 2.11%
1980 1.93% 2.1%
1979 1.64% 2.44%
1978 1.74% 2.69%
1977 2.71% 2.68%
1976 2.9% 2.66%
1975 3.13% 2.63%
1974 3.06% 2.52%
1973 3.05% 2.37%
1972 3.05% 2.52%
1971 3% 2.87%
1970 2.95% 3.06%
1969 2.88% 3.15%
1968 2.8% 3.19%
1967 2.71% 3.14%
1966 2.59% 3.09%
1965 2.49% 3.06%
1964 2.37% 3.03%
1963 2.25% 2.98%
1962 2.1% 2.93%
1961 1.96% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Namibia Uganda
Current population
3173089
53170946
Population rank 134/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.64%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
6.85 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 22/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -119,059
Net migration rank 57/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -119,059
2024 - 4,211 - -117,924
2023 58,435 11,675 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 54,534 22,212 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 50,160 31,327 1,423,377 43,464
2020 55,034 27,056 1,397,288 43,464
2019 54,769 19,676 1,367,044 107,210
2018 53,970 17,920 1,332,600 60,724
2017 52,975 16,080 1,290,658 92,879
2016 52,228 14,002 1,249,565 123,379
2015 50,846 12,755 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 49,581 11,134 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 47,801 10,748 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 46,204 10,957 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 43,557 -4,067 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 42,046 -8,518 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 39,942 -8,626 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 38,147 -8,775 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 36,430 -8,905 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 34,690 -8,792 999,958 -156,232
2005 32,909 -8,195 969,096 -151,386
2004 31,478 -7,192 938,623 -138,770
2003 31,115 -6,153 901,374 -96,429
2002 31,947 -1,913 868,756 -35,149
2001 32,942 2,869 836,751 -95,956
2000 35,280 5,709 803,069 -52,824
1999 37,233 6,333 775,166 -39,695
1998 37,500 6,180 741,175 6,277
1997 37,256 6,023 727,523 -155,461
1996 37,177 5,866 699,707 -22,795
1995 39,119 5,712 697,218 -242,378
1994 41,316 5,578 675,092 -16,198
1993 42,861 5,464 650,032 18,349
1992 43,945 2,487 627,139 24,723
1991 44,523 309 602,740 3,643
1990 43,956 3,969 587,291 -21,688
1989 37,715 75,072 565,367 -12,576
1988 34,798 10,916 547,759 -20,113
1987 33,340 4,559 527,397 -22,415
1986 31,764 3,953 487,693 -19,485
1985 30,575 2,090 462,534 -42,942
1984 29,395 -267 421,241 -8,818
1983 28,307 -481 404,940 -45,776
1982 27,474 -889 390,820 -53,497
1981 27,938 -18,901 380,028 -83,010
1980 28,142 -15,041 370,287 -105,900
1979 28,930 -4,818 381,626 -98,863
1978 29,821 -22,827 371,930 -34,606
1977 29,241 -3,907 365,216 -37,671
1976 28,785 -5,048 359,458 -42,259
1975 27,882 -553 354,278 -47,359
1974 26,844 -744 345,773 -51,910
1973 25,754 -1,066 340,780 -73,439
1972 24,606 -236 335,935 -86,409
1971 23,467 -208 328,294 -42,642
1970 22,414 -244 333,202 -25,646
1969 21,387 -57 320,486 -14,548
1968 20,470 -636 309,725 -3,214
1967 19,498 -339 296,692 -3,773
1966 18,635 -1,023 282,225 -3,021
1965 17,902 -1,327 271,830 -3,716
1964 17,134 -1,660 260,733 -3,169
1963 16,430 -2,016 250,885 -3,058
1962 15,656 -2,403 241,513 -6,470
1961 14,936 -2,807 232,894 -7,893
1960 14,307 -3,227 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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