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

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The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,092,816 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,185,686 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 12.7 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.19M (59.9% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Namibia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Ukraine
2100 5,954,393 15,603,179
2099 5,948,866 15,862,593
2098 5,943,388 16,125,815
2097 5,938,535 16,393,353
2096 5,934,414 16,664,587
2095 5,926,652 16,939,471
2094 5,918,510 17,219,443
2093 5,907,504 17,504,349
2092 5,895,303 17,793,601
2091 5,882,775 18,087,289
2090 5,868,232 18,386,570
2089 5,854,537 18,689,852
2088 5,839,032 18,998,014
2087 5,822,179 19,311,662
2086 5,802,978 19,630,012
2085 5,785,593 19,952,247
2084 5,767,408 20,280,817
2083 5,747,980 20,613,034
2082 5,727,031 20,949,887
2081 5,703,874 21,289,979
2080 5,679,256 21,633,931
2079 5,656,126 21,981,015
2078 5,630,757 22,331,415
2077 5,604,556 22,684,635
2076 5,577,307 23,041,181
2075 5,547,604 23,400,319
2074 5,518,540 23,762,428
2073 5,490,713 24,126,690
2072 5,461,300 24,491,363
2071 5,431,031 24,859,381
2070 5,400,411 25,229,957
2069 5,368,127 25,602,485
2068 5,333,582 25,976,390
2067 5,297,361 26,352,535
2066 5,259,869 26,730,314
2065 5,224,047 27,109,886
2064 5,187,047 27,491,024
2063 5,147,329 27,872,631
2062 5,106,535 28,254,738
2061 5,065,279 28,638,347
2060 5,020,417 29,021,488
2059 4,976,448 29,404,719
2058 4,930,850 29,788,559
2057 4,884,900 30,170,070
2056 4,837,482 30,548,973
2055 4,787,824 30,926,521
2054 4,738,949 31,299,425
2053 4,688,219 31,669,550
2052 4,636,907 32,035,413
2051 4,584,458 32,397,707
2050 4,530,641 32,754,538
2049 4,479,821 33,107,228
2048 4,427,513 33,451,994
2047 4,370,836 33,793,296
2046 4,315,325 34,131,561
2045 4,256,478 34,463,236
2044 4,199,686 34,790,682
2043 4,142,276 35,115,069
2042 4,086,133 35,437,607
2041 4,029,802 35,758,248
2040 3,974,477 36,075,749
2039 3,918,246 36,396,426
2038 3,859,577 36,714,126
2037 3,802,081 37,031,794
2036 3,744,707 37,345,665
2035 3,686,835 37,659,856
2034 3,629,445 37,972,332
2033 3,572,743 38,283,563
2032 3,514,091 38,592,696
2031 3,454,083 38,902,570
2030 3,393,821 39,210,256
2029 3,334,592 39,514,695
2028 3,275,360 39,816,523
2027 3,214,886 40,111,670
2026 3,154,846 40,408,451
2025 3,092,816 38,980,376
2024 3,030,131 37,860,221
2023 2,963,095 37,732,836
2022 2,889,662 41,048,766
2021 2,810,548 44,298,640
2020 2,728,762 44,680,014
2019 2,650,494 44,957,458
2018 2,577,327 45,208,907
2017 2,506,853 45,436,041
2016 2,439,213 45,616,832
2015 2,374,300 45,784,896
2014 2,312,139 45,972,380
2013 2,252,508 46,126,770
2012 2,194,654 46,210,056
2011 2,146,325 46,307,853
2010 2,109,811 46,456,003
2009 2,077,394 46,623,731
2008 2,047,056 46,819,175
2007 2,018,600 47,062,798
2006 1,991,888 47,278,694
2005 1,966,582 47,585,556
2004 1,942,082 47,979,507
2003 1,917,464 48,315,136
2002 1,889,970 48,677,281
2001 1,857,048 49,106,855
2000 1,818,647 49,556,660
1999 1,776,368 49,976,446
1998 1,732,745 50,379,731
1997 1,689,264 50,786,885
1996 1,646,103 51,226,109
1995 1,602,170 51,665,539
1994 1,556,304 52,075,998
1993 1,508,697 52,350,126
1992 1,461,322 52,323,671
1991 1,415,684 52,170,961
1990 1,369,303 52,054,092
1989 1,288,947 51,917,817
1988 1,209,696 51,724,853
1987 1,167,889 51,515,732
1986 1,131,081 51,318,745
1985 1,096,890 51,108,770
1984 1,065,989 50,887,599
1983 1,037,511 50,637,029
1982 1,010,308 50,402,724
1981 992,500 50,189,281
1980 981,434 49,955,152
1979 962,825 49,721,381
1978 947,269 49,521,243
1977 931,104 49,336,481
1976 906,566 49,120,842
1975 881,032 48,865,229
1974 854,320 48,576,570
1973 828,928 48,277,121
1972 804,399 47,946,893
1971 780,584 47,573,287
1970 757,868 47,261,306
1969 736,120 46,976,256
1968 715,542 46,614,325
1967 696,045 46,215,988
1966 677,655 45,802,519
1965 660,558 45,386,892
1964 644,530 44,951,156
1963 629,589 44,462,372
1962 615,759 43,943,674
1961 603,067 43,399,766
1960 591,465 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Ukraine
2100 0.09% -1.64%
2099 0.09% -1.63%
2098 0.08% -1.63%
2097 0.07% -1.63%
2096 0.13% -1.62%
2095 0.14% -1.63%
2094 0.19% -1.63%
2093 0.21% -1.63%
2092 0.21% -1.62%
2091 0.25% -1.63%
2090 0.23% -1.62%
2089 0.27% -1.62%
2088 0.29% -1.62%
2087 0.33% -1.62%
2086 0.3% -1.62%
2085 0.32% -1.62%
2084 0.34% -1.61%
2083 0.37% -1.61%
2082 0.41% -1.6%
2081 0.43% -1.59%
2080 0.41% -1.58%
2079 0.45% -1.57%
2078 0.47% -1.56%
2077 0.49% -1.55%
2076 0.54% -1.53%
2075 0.53% -1.52%
2074 0.51% -1.51%
2073 0.54% -1.49%
2072 0.56% -1.48%
2071 0.57% -1.47%
2070 0.6% -1.46%
2069 0.65% -1.44%
2068 0.68% -1.43%
2067 0.71% -1.41%
2066 0.69% -1.4%
2065 0.71% -1.39%
2064 0.77% -1.37%
2063 0.8% -1.35%
2062 0.81% -1.34%
2061 0.89% -1.32%
2060 0.88% -1.3%
2059 0.92% -1.29%
2058 0.94% -1.26%
2057 0.98% -1.24%
2056 1.04% -1.22%
2055 1.03% -1.19%
2054 1.08% -1.17%
2053 1.11% -1.14%
2052 1.14% -1.12%
2051 1.19% -1.09%
2050 1.13% -1.07%
2049 1.18% -1.03%
2048 1.3% -1.01%
2047 1.29% -0.99%
2046 1.38% -0.96%
2045 1.35% -0.94%
2044 1.39% -0.92%
2043 1.37% -0.91%
2042 1.4% -0.9%
2041 1.39% -0.88%
2040 1.44% -0.88%
2039 1.52% -0.87%
2038 1.51% -0.86%
2037 1.53% -0.84%
2036 1.57% -0.83%
2035 1.58% -0.82%
2034 1.59% -0.81%
2033 1.67% -0.8%
2032 1.74% -0.8%
2031 1.78% -0.78%
2030 1.78% -0.77%
2029 1.81% -0.76%
2028 1.88% -0.74%
2027 1.9% -0.73%
2026 2.01% 3.66%
2025 2.07% 2.96%
2024 2.26% 0.34%
2023 2.54% -8.08%
2022 2.81% -7.34%
2021 3% -0.85%
2020 2.95% -0.62%
2019 2.84% -0.56%
2018 2.81% -0.5%
2017 2.77% -0.4%
2016 2.73% -0.37%
2015 2.69% -0.41%
2014 2.65% -0.33%
2013 2.64% -0.18%
2012 2.25% -0.21%
2011 1.73% -0.32%
2010 1.56% -0.36%
2009 1.48% -0.42%
2008 1.41% -0.52%
2007 1.34% -0.46%
2006 1.29% -0.64%
2005 1.26% -0.82%
2004 1.28% -0.69%
2003 1.45% -0.74%
2002 1.77% -0.87%
2001 2.11% -0.91%
2000 2.38% -0.84%
1999 2.52% -0.8%
1998 2.57% -0.8%
1997 2.62% -0.86%
1996 2.74% -0.85%
1995 2.95% -0.79%
1994 3.16% -0.52%
1993 3.24% 0.05%
1992 3.22% 0.29%
1991 3.39% 0.22%
1990 6.23% 0.26%
1989 6.55% 0.37%
1988 3.58% 0.41%
1987 3.25% 0.38%
1986 3.12% 0.41%
1985 2.9% 0.43%
1984 2.74% 0.49%
1983 2.69% 0.46%
1982 1.79% 0.43%
1981 1.13% 0.47%
1980 1.93% 0.47%
1979 1.64% 0.4%
1978 1.74% 0.37%
1977 2.71% 0.44%
1976 2.9% 0.52%
1975 3.13% 0.59%
1974 3.06% 0.62%
1973 3.05% 0.69%
1972 3.05% 0.79%
1971 3% 0.66%
1970 2.95% 0.61%
1969 2.88% 0.78%
1968 2.8% 0.86%
1967 2.71% 0.9%
1966 2.59% 0.92%
1965 2.49% 0.97%
1964 2.37% 1.1%
1963 2.25% 1.18%
1962 2.1% 1.25%
1961 1.96% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Namibia Ukraine
Current population
3185686
40408451
Population rank 134/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.49%
One net population change
8.41 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
6.7 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
28.1 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline +172 +3,069
Annual growth/decline +62,685 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate +2.07% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 13/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +1,866 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 57/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 1,702,358
2024 59,739 4,211 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 58,435 11,675 -283,185 -299,961
2022 54,534 22,212 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 50,160 31,327 -449,941 -1,129
2020 55,034 27,056 -307,533 -4,167
2019 54,769 19,676 -236,296 -6,908
2018 53,970 17,920 -227,491 -32,220
2017 52,975 16,080 -158,390 -36,155
2016 52,228 14,002 -135,710 -31,340
2015 50,846 12,755 -147,107 -21,992
2014 49,581 11,134 -140,216 -65,678
2013 47,801 10,748 -129,662 26,781
2012 46,204 10,957 -130,451 66,768
2011 43,557 -4,067 -158,372 26,457
2010 42,046 -8,518 -180,388 16,030
2009 39,942 -8,626 -197,918 26,796
2008 38,147 -8,775 -229,086 9,312
2007 36,430 -8,905 -282,659 15,237
2006 34,690 -8,792 -300,787 136,442
2005 32,909 -8,195 -337,857 -111,493
2004 31,478 -7,192 -344,157 5,644
2003 31,115 -6,153 -351,299 18,540
2002 31,947 -1,913 -364,544 -26,991
2001 32,942 2,869 -374,734 -92,847
2000 35,280 5,709 -364,143 -67,865
1999 37,233 6,333 -348,286 -59,247
1998 37,500 6,180 -318,299 -80,684
1997 37,256 6,023 -306,549 -108,735
1996 37,177 5,866 -305,154 -158,008
1995 39,119 5,712 -281,629 -134,053
1994 41,316 5,578 -238,820 -166,380
1993 42,861 5,464 -169,405 26,357
1992 43,945 2,487 -95,857 291,788
1991 44,523 309 -16,486 125,962
1990 43,956 3,969 48,463 75,760
1989 37,715 75,072 106,431 36,978
1988 34,798 10,916 162,002 75,637
1987 33,340 4,559 198,850 -18,275
1986 31,764 3,953 225,751 -12,369
1985 30,575 2,090 201,011 5,546
1984 29,395 -267 222,430 13,340
1983 28,307 -481 241,741 23,608
1982 27,474 -889 194,101 9,096
1981 27,938 -18,901 182,839 40,807
1980 28,142 -15,041 197,223 47,406
1979 28,930 -4,818 197,294 25,635
1978 29,821 -22,827 206,554 -29,180
1977 29,241 -3,907 216,932 -24,745
1976 28,785 -5,048 247,323 -8,219
1975 27,882 -553 256,787 15,336
1974 26,844 -744 273,486 31,725
1973 25,754 -1,066 274,938 18,777
1972 24,606 -236 309,785 56,928
1971 23,467 -208 305,849 74,604
1970 22,414 -244 291,839 -48,335
1969 21,387 -57 274,858 51,763
1968 20,470 -636 295,162 102,096
1967 19,498 -339 313,899 85,527
1966 18,635 -1,023 337,794 89,737
1965 17,902 -1,327 334,365 69,354
1964 17,134 -1,660 391,120 76,650
1963 16,430 -2,016 449,648 60,178
1962 15,656 -2,403 481,887 45,712
1961 14,936 -2,807 508,602 51,625
1960 14,307 -3,227 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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