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Population in Namibia compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 22.1 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Namibia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia United Kingdom
2100 5,958,153 74,700,585
2099 5,952,623 74,831,175
2098 5,947,142 74,950,267
2097 5,942,285 75,064,397
2096 5,938,162 75,176,691
2095 5,930,395 75,287,063
2094 5,922,248 75,383,856
2093 5,911,235 75,482,205
2092 5,899,026 75,575,769
2091 5,886,490 75,666,091
2090 5,871,938 75,753,129
2089 5,858,234 75,835,723
2088 5,842,720 75,907,614
2087 5,825,856 75,978,712
2086 5,806,643 76,046,742
2085 5,789,246 76,105,680
2084 5,771,050 76,156,223
2083 5,751,610 76,205,894
2082 5,730,648 76,246,844
2081 5,707,476 76,274,040
2080 5,682,842 76,306,205
2079 5,659,698 76,334,949
2078 5,634,313 76,353,484
2077 5,608,096 76,371,123
2076 5,580,829 76,373,520
2075 5,551,107 76,386,071
2074 5,522,025 76,397,426
2073 5,494,180 76,406,554
2072 5,464,749 76,398,941
2071 5,434,461 76,388,223
2070 5,403,822 76,378,505
2069 5,371,517 76,371,827
2068 5,336,950 76,370,973
2067 5,300,707 76,363,548
2066 5,263,191 76,356,638
2065 5,227,346 76,355,841
2064 5,190,323 76,352,770
2063 5,150,579 76,353,175
2062 5,109,760 76,346,535
2061 5,068,478 76,344,206
2060 5,023,587 76,344,725
2059 4,979,591 76,345,215
2058 4,933,964 76,326,961
2057 4,887,985 76,307,006
2056 4,840,537 76,274,247
2055 4,790,848 76,235,304
2054 4,741,942 76,167,710
2053 4,691,180 76,094,051
2052 4,639,835 76,001,979
2051 4,587,353 75,895,690
2050 4,533,502 75,777,445
2049 4,482,650 75,646,044
2048 4,430,309 75,499,380
2047 4,373,597 75,338,951
2046 4,318,050 75,171,300
2045 4,259,166 74,993,186
2044 4,202,338 74,807,530
2043 4,144,892 74,607,485
2042 4,088,713 74,407,783
2041 4,032,347 74,203,292
2040 3,976,987 73,994,525
2039 3,920,720 73,782,112
2038 3,862,015 73,559,085
2037 3,804,482 73,335,723
2036 3,747,072 73,101,646
2035 3,689,163 72,850,722
2034 3,631,737 72,597,177
2033 3,575,000 72,322,802
2032 3,516,310 72,046,316
2031 3,456,265 71,757,868
2030 3,395,964 71,442,811
2029 3,336,698 71,123,782
2028 3,277,428 70,783,199
2027 3,216,917 70,421,923
2026 3,156,839 70,055,911
2025 3,094,769 69,658,188
2024 3,030,131 69,226,000
2023 2,963,095 68,492,000
2022 2,889,662 67,604,000
2021 2,810,548 66,984,000
2020 2,728,762 66,744,000
2019 2,650,494 66,631,000
2018 2,577,327 66,289,000
2017 2,506,853 65,966,000
2016 2,439,213 65,607,000
2015 2,374,300 65,088,000
2014 2,312,139 64,620,000
2013 2,252,508 64,139,000
2012 2,194,654 63,711,000
2011 2,146,325 63,258,810
2010 2,109,811 62,766,365
2009 2,077,394 62,276,270
2008 2,047,056 61,806,995
2007 2,018,600 61,322,463
2006 1,991,888 60,846,820
2005 1,966,582 60,401,206
2004 1,942,082 59,987,905
2003 1,917,464 59,647,577
2002 1,889,970 59,370,479
2001 1,857,048 59,119,673
2000 1,818,647 58,892,514
1999 1,776,368 58,682,466
1998 1,732,745 58,487,141
1997 1,689,264 58,316,954
1996 1,646,103 58,166,950
1995 1,602,170 58,019,030
1994 1,556,304 57,865,745
1993 1,508,697 57,718,614
1992 1,461,322 57,580,402
1991 1,415,684 57,424,897
1990 1,369,303 57,247,586
1989 1,288,947 57,076,711
1988 1,209,696 56,928,327
1987 1,167,889 56,802,050
1986 1,131,081 56,681,396
1985 1,096,890 56,550,268
1984 1,065,989 56,422,072
1983 1,037,511 56,332,848
1982 1,010,308 56,313,641
1981 992,500 56,333,829
1980 981,434 56,314,216
1979 962,825 56,246,951
1978 947,269 56,196,504
1977 931,104 56,193,492
1976 906,566 56,211,968
1975 881,032 56,225,800
1974 854,320 56,229,974
1973 828,928 56,194,527
1972 804,399 56,086,065
1971 780,584 55,896,223
1970 757,868 55,663,250
1969 736,120 55,441,750
1968 715,542 55,211,700
1967 696,045 54,943,600
1966 677,655 54,648,500
1965 660,558 54,348,050
1964 644,530 54,000,000
1963 629,589 53,650,000
1962 615,759 53,250,000
1961 603,067 52,800,000
1960 591,465 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia United Kingdom
2100 0.09% -0.17%
2099 0.09% -0.16%
2098 0.08% -0.15%
2097 0.07% -0.15%
2096 0.13% -0.15%
2095 0.14% -0.13%
2094 0.19% -0.13%
2093 0.21% -0.12%
2092 0.21% -0.12%
2091 0.25% -0.11%
2090 0.23% -0.11%
2089 0.27% -0.09%
2088 0.29% -0.09%
2087 0.33% -0.09%
2086 0.3% -0.08%
2085 0.32% -0.07%
2084 0.34% -0.07%
2083 0.37% -0.05%
2082 0.41% -0.04%
2081 0.43% -0.04%
2080 0.41% -0.04%
2079 0.45% -0.02%
2078 0.47% -0.02%
2077 0.49% -0.003%
2076 0.54% -0.02%
2075 0.53% -0.01%
2074 0.51% -0.01%
2073 0.54% 0.01%
2072 0.56% 0.01%
2071 0.57% 0.01%
2070 0.6% 0.009%
2069 0.65% 0.001%
2068 0.68% 0.01%
2067 0.71% 0.009%
2066 0.69% 0.001%
2065 0.71% 0.004%
2064 0.77% -0%
2063 0.8% 0.009%
2062 0.81% 0.003%
2061 0.89% -0.001%
2060 0.88% -0.001%
2059 0.92% 0.02%
2058 0.94% 0.03%
2057 0.98% 0.04%
2056 1.04% 0.05%
2055 1.03% 0.09%
2054 1.08% 0.1%
2053 1.11% 0.12%
2052 1.14% 0.14%
2051 1.19% 0.16%
2050 1.13% 0.17%
2049 1.18% 0.19%
2048 1.3% 0.21%
2047 1.29% 0.22%
2046 1.38% 0.24%
2045 1.35% 0.25%
2044 1.39% 0.27%
2043 1.37% 0.27%
2042 1.4% 0.28%
2041 1.39% 0.28%
2040 1.44% 0.29%
2039 1.52% 0.3%
2038 1.51% 0.3%
2037 1.53% 0.32%
2036 1.57% 0.34%
2035 1.58% 0.35%
2034 1.59% 0.38%
2033 1.67% 0.38%
2032 1.74% 0.4%
2031 1.78% 0.44%
2030 1.78% 0.45%
2029 1.81% 0.48%
2028 1.88% 0.51%
2027 1.9% 0.52%
2026 2.01% 0.57%
2025 2.13% 0.62%
2024 2.26% 1.07%
2023 2.54% 1.31%
2022 2.81% 0.93%
2021 3% 0.36%
2020 2.95% 0.17%
2019 2.84% 0.52%
2018 2.81% 0.49%
2017 2.77% 0.55%
2016 2.73% 0.8%
2015 2.69% 0.72%
2014 2.65% 0.75%
2013 2.64% 0.67%
2012 2.25% 0.71%
2011 1.73% 0.78%
2010 1.56% 0.79%
2009 1.48% 0.76%
2008 1.41% 0.79%
2007 1.34% 0.78%
2006 1.29% 0.74%
2005 1.26% 0.69%
2004 1.28% 0.57%
2003 1.45% 0.47%
2002 1.77% 0.42%
2001 2.11% 0.39%
2000 2.38% 0.36%
1999 2.52% 0.33%
1998 2.57% 0.29%
1997 2.62% 0.26%
1996 2.74% 0.25%
1995 2.95% 0.26%
1994 3.16% 0.25%
1993 3.24% 0.24%
1992 3.22% 0.27%
1991 3.39% 0.31%
1990 6.23% 0.3%
1989 6.55% 0.26%
1988 3.58% 0.22%
1987 3.25% 0.21%
1986 3.12% 0.23%
1985 2.9% 0.23%
1984 2.74% 0.16%
1983 2.69% 0.03%
1982 1.79% -0.04%
1981 1.13% 0.03%
1980 1.93% 0.12%
1979 1.64% 0.09%
1978 1.74% 0.005%
1977 2.71% -0.03%
1976 2.9% -0.02%
1975 3.13% -0.007%
1974 3.06% 0.06%
1973 3.05% 0.19%
1972 3.05% 0.34%
1971 3% 0.42%
1970 2.95% 0.4%
1969 2.88% 0.42%
1968 2.8% 0.49%
1967 2.71% 0.54%
1966 2.59% 0.55%
1965 2.49% 0.64%
1964 2.37% 0.65%
1963 2.25% 0.75%
1962 2.1% 0.85%
1961 1.96% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Namibia United Kingdom
Current population
3173089
70154914
Population rank 134/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.85%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
6.85 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +184 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 97/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 +389,911
Net migration rank 57/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 389,911
2024 - 4,211 - 417,114
2023 58,435 11,675 34,589 445,523
2022 54,534 22,212 39,751 487,029
2021 50,160 31,327 30,612 462,967
2020 55,034 27,056 -4,272 144,221
2019 54,769 19,676 108,342 232,727
2018 53,970 17,920 119,321 259,744
2017 52,975 16,080 145,125 272,311
2016 52,228 14,002 177,139 324,649
2015 50,846 12,755 175,738 347,839
2014 49,581 11,134 206,784 306,091
2013 47,801 10,748 198,830 237,272
2012 46,204 10,957 248,473 172,088
2011 43,557 -4,067 259,361 228,773
2010 42,046 -8,518 251,066 274,811
2009 39,942 -8,626 230,422 249,639
2008 38,147 -8,775 216,325 263,390
2007 36,430 -8,905 196,232 309,385
2006 34,690 -8,792 176,455 288,923
2005 32,909 -8,195 144,963 308,279
2004 31,478 -7,192 131,974 276,077
2003 31,115 -6,153 89,471 211,846
2002 31,947 -1,913 65,308 203,577
2001 32,942 2,869 65,032 175,133
2000 35,280 5,709 70,671 153,917
1999 37,233 6,333 64,551 152,653
1998 37,500 6,180 87,730 125,541
1997 37,256 6,023 99,138 59,723
1996 37,177 5,866 98,884 54,964
1995 39,119 5,712 87,028 61,385
1994 41,316 5,578 127,304 45,339
1993 42,861 5,464 103,893 27,403
1992 43,945 2,487 149,709 17,846
1991 44,523 309 143,562 27,601
1990 43,956 3,969 154,569 57,132
1989 37,715 75,072 119,861 49,586
1988 34,798 10,916 136,628 13,952
1987 33,340 4,559 136,325 8,266
1986 31,764 3,953 90,690 41,836
1985 30,575 2,090 79,170 83,164
1984 29,395 -267 84,633 71,107
1983 28,307 -481 61,966 27,063
1982 27,474 -889 56,314 -61,152
1981 27,938 -18,901 73,234 -83,876
1980 28,142 -15,041 95,734 -25,187
1979 28,930 -4,818 61,872 11,255
1978 29,821 -22,827 16,859 3,783
1977 29,241 -3,907 0 -21,636
1976 28,785 -5,048 -5,621 -19,135
1975 27,882 -553 33,735 -40,241
1974 26,844 -744 67,476 -65,710
1973 25,754 -1,066 112,389 -33,840
1972 24,606 -236 162,650 -1,406
1971 23,467 -208 257,123 1,175
1970 22,414 -244 244,918 -15,254
1969 21,387 -57 260,577 -60,655
1968 20,470 -636 292,622 -38,852
1967 19,498 -339 346,145 -39,659
1966 18,635 -1,023 333,356 -27,935
1965 17,902 -1,327 364,132 -24,955
1964 17,134 -1,660 405,000 -23,885
1963 16,430 -2,016 337,995 8,271
1962 15,656 -2,403 340,800 76,443
1961 14,936 -2,807 311,519 52,295
1960 14,307 -3,227 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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