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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 108.4 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.19% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Namibia vs United States: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia United States
2100 5,958,153 415,429,771
2099 5,952,623 414,829,167
2098 5,947,142 414,231,720
2097 5,942,285 413,576,381
2096 5,938,162 412,927,393
2095 5,930,395 412,225,379
2094 5,922,248 411,498,749
2093 5,911,235 410,785,729
2092 5,899,026 410,051,921
2091 5,886,490 409,320,183
2090 5,871,938 408,613,732
2089 5,858,234 407,885,645
2088 5,842,720 407,129,733
2087 5,825,856 406,421,298
2086 5,806,643 405,715,343
2085 5,789,246 405,059,379
2084 5,771,050 404,343,130
2083 5,751,610 403,612,785
2082 5,730,648 402,871,293
2081 5,707,476 402,054,554
2080 5,682,842 401,319,194
2079 5,659,698 400,554,914
2078 5,634,313 399,737,968
2077 5,608,096 398,906,565
2076 5,580,829 398,035,750
2075 5,551,107 397,109,170
2074 5,522,025 396,226,412
2073 5,494,180 395,307,725
2072 5,464,749 394,393,561
2071 5,434,461 393,415,363
2070 5,403,822 392,469,727
2069 5,371,517 391,479,981
2068 5,336,950 390,517,695
2067 5,300,707 389,543,856
2066 5,263,191 388,597,719
2065 5,227,346 387,685,327
2064 5,190,323 386,805,026
2063 5,150,579 385,911,917
2062 5,109,760 385,032,627
2061 5,068,478 384,170,837
2060 5,023,587 383,361,269
2059 4,979,591 382,542,030
2058 4,933,964 381,704,804
2057 4,887,985 380,907,023
2056 4,840,537 380,159,777
2055 4,790,848 379,430,756
2054 4,741,942 378,682,851
2053 4,691,180 377,878,421
2052 4,639,835 377,073,303
2051 4,587,353 376,229,840
2050 4,533,502 375,373,155
2049 4,482,650 374,493,150
2048 4,430,309 373,590,762
2047 4,373,597 372,626,259
2046 4,318,050 371,644,809
2045 4,259,166 370,602,914
2044 4,202,338 369,518,897
2043 4,144,892 368,375,680
2042 4,088,713 367,158,772
2041 4,032,347 365,937,822
2040 3,976,987 364,671,837
2039 3,920,720 363,367,337
2038 3,862,015 361,997,023
2037 3,804,482 360,606,236
2036 3,747,072 359,193,245
2035 3,689,163 357,750,686
2034 3,631,737 356,266,726
2033 3,575,000 354,775,032
2032 3,516,310 353,259,037
2031 3,456,265 351,721,511
2030 3,395,964 350,155,042
2029 3,336,698 348,564,667
2028 3,277,428 346,906,294
2027 3,216,917 345,257,605
2026 3,156,839 343,565,426
2025 3,094,769 341,784,857
2024 3,030,131 340,110,988
2023 2,963,095 334,914,895
2022 2,889,662 333,271,411
2021 2,810,548 331,893,745
2020 2,728,762 331,526,933
2019 2,650,494 328,329,953
2018 2,577,327 326,838,199
2017 2,506,853 325,122,128
2016 2,439,213 323,071,755
2015 2,374,300 320,738,994
2014 2,312,139 318,386,329
2013 2,252,508 316,059,947
2012 2,194,654 313,877,662
2011 2,146,325 311,583,481
2010 2,109,811 309,327,143
2009 2,077,394 306,771,529
2008 2,047,056 304,093,966
2007 2,018,600 301,231,207
2006 1,991,888 298,379,912
2005 1,966,582 295,516,599
2004 1,942,082 292,805,298
2003 1,917,464 290,107,933
2002 1,889,970 287,625,193
2001 1,857,048 284,968,955
2000 1,818,647 282,162,411
1999 1,776,368 279,294,713
1998 1,732,745 276,115,288
1997 1,689,264 272,911,760
1996 1,646,103 269,667,391
1995 1,602,170 266,557,091
1994 1,556,304 263,435,673
1993 1,508,697 260,255,352
1992 1,461,322 256,894,189
1991 1,415,684 253,492,503
1990 1,369,303 250,131,894
1989 1,288,947 246,819,222
1988 1,209,696 244,499,004
1987 1,167,889 242,288,936
1986 1,131,081 240,132,831
1985 1,096,890 237,923,734
1984 1,065,989 235,824,908
1983 1,037,511 233,792,014
1982 1,010,308 231,664,432
1981 992,500 229,465,744
1980 981,434 226,542,250
1979 962,825 225,055,487
1978 947,269 222,584,545
1977 931,104 220,239,425
1976 906,566 218,035,164
1975 881,032 215,973,199
1974 854,320 213,853,928
1973 828,928 211,908,788
1972 804,399 209,896,021
1971 780,584 207,660,677
1970 757,868 205,052,174
1969 736,120 202,676,946
1968 715,542 200,706,052
1967 696,045 198,712,056
1966 677,655 196,560,338
1965 660,558 194,302,963
1964 644,530 191,888,791
1963 629,589 189,241,798
1962 615,759 186,537,737
1961 603,067 183,691,481
1960 591,465 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia United States
2100 0.09% 0.14%
2099 0.09% 0.14%
2098 0.08% 0.16%
2097 0.07% 0.16%
2096 0.13% 0.17%
2095 0.14% 0.18%
2094 0.19% 0.17%
2093 0.21% 0.18%
2092 0.21% 0.18%
2091 0.25% 0.17%
2090 0.23% 0.18%
2089 0.27% 0.19%
2088 0.29% 0.17%
2087 0.33% 0.17%
2086 0.3% 0.16%
2085 0.32% 0.18%
2084 0.34% 0.18%
2083 0.37% 0.18%
2082 0.41% 0.2%
2081 0.43% 0.18%
2080 0.41% 0.19%
2079 0.45% 0.2%
2078 0.47% 0.21%
2077 0.49% 0.22%
2076 0.54% 0.23%
2075 0.53% 0.22%
2074 0.51% 0.23%
2073 0.54% 0.23%
2072 0.56% 0.25%
2071 0.57% 0.24%
2070 0.6% 0.25%
2069 0.65% 0.25%
2068 0.68% 0.25%
2067 0.71% 0.24%
2066 0.69% 0.24%
2065 0.71% 0.23%
2064 0.77% 0.23%
2063 0.8% 0.23%
2062 0.81% 0.22%
2061 0.89% 0.21%
2060 0.88% 0.21%
2059 0.92% 0.22%
2058 0.94% 0.21%
2057 0.98% 0.2%
2056 1.04% 0.19%
2055 1.03% 0.2%
2054 1.08% 0.21%
2053 1.11% 0.21%
2052 1.14% 0.22%
2051 1.19% 0.23%
2050 1.13% 0.23%
2049 1.18% 0.24%
2048 1.3% 0.26%
2047 1.29% 0.26%
2046 1.38% 0.28%
2045 1.35% 0.29%
2044 1.39% 0.31%
2043 1.37% 0.33%
2042 1.4% 0.33%
2041 1.39% 0.35%
2040 1.44% 0.36%
2039 1.52% 0.38%
2038 1.51% 0.39%
2037 1.53% 0.39%
2036 1.57% 0.4%
2035 1.58% 0.42%
2034 1.59% 0.42%
2033 1.67% 0.43%
2032 1.74% 0.44%
2031 1.78% 0.45%
2030 1.78% 0.46%
2029 1.81% 0.48%
2028 1.88% 0.48%
2027 1.9% 0.49%
2026 2.01% 0.52%
2025 2.13% 0.49%
2024 2.26% 1.55%
2023 2.54% 0.49%
2022 2.81% 0.42%
2021 3% 0.11%
2020 2.95% 0.97%
2019 2.84% 0.46%
2018 2.81% 0.53%
2017 2.77% 0.63%
2016 2.73% 0.73%
2015 2.69% 0.74%
2014 2.65% 0.74%
2013 2.64% 0.7%
2012 2.25% 0.74%
2011 1.73% 0.73%
2010 1.56% 0.83%
2009 1.48% 0.88%
2008 1.41% 0.95%
2007 1.34% 0.96%
2006 1.29% 0.97%
2005 1.26% 0.93%
2004 1.28% 0.93%
2003 1.45% 0.86%
2002 1.77% 0.93%
2001 2.11% 0.99%
2000 2.38% 1.03%
1999 2.52% 1.15%
1998 2.57% 1.17%
1997 2.62% 1.2%
1996 2.74% 1.17%
1995 2.95% 1.18%
1994 3.16% 1.22%
1993 3.24% 1.31%
1992 3.22% 1.34%
1991 3.39% 1.34%
1990 6.23% 1.34%
1989 6.55% 0.95%
1988 3.58% 0.91%
1987 3.25% 0.9%
1986 3.12% 0.93%
1985 2.9% 0.89%
1984 2.74% 0.87%
1983 2.69% 0.92%
1982 1.79% 0.96%
1981 1.13% 1.29%
1980 1.93% 0.66%
1979 1.64% 1.11%
1978 1.74% 1.06%
1977 2.71% 1.01%
1976 2.9% 0.95%
1975 3.13% 0.99%
1974 3.06% 0.92%
1973 3.05% 0.96%
1972 3.05% 1.08%
1971 3% 1.27%
1970 2.95% 1.17%
1969 2.88% 0.98%
1968 2.8% 1%
1967 2.71% 1.09%
1966 2.59% 1.16%
1965 2.49% 1.26%
1964 2.37% 1.4%
1963 2.25% 1.45%
1962 2.1% 1.55%
1961 1.96% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Namibia United States
Current population
3173089
344023146
Population rank 134/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 4.15%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
6.85 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +184 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 134/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +1,866 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 57/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - 1,230,663
2024 - 4,211 - 1,286,132
2023 58,435 11,675 502,372 1,322,668
2022 54,534 22,212 399,926 1,319,009
2021 50,160 31,327 199,137 674,787
2020 55,034 27,056 208,862 329,769
2019 54,769 19,676 887,476 1,774,500
2018 53,970 17,920 955,022 1,764,961
2017 52,975 16,080 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 52,228 14,002 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 50,846 12,755 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 49,581 11,134 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 47,801 10,748 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 46,204 10,957 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 43,557 -4,067 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 42,046 -8,518 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 39,942 -8,626 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 38,147 -8,775 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 36,430 -8,905 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 34,690 -8,792 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 32,909 -8,195 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 31,478 -7,192 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 31,115 -6,153 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 31,947 -1,913 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 32,942 2,869 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 35,280 5,709 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 37,233 6,333 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 37,500 6,180 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 37,256 6,023 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 37,177 5,866 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 39,119 5,712 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 41,316 5,578 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 42,861 5,464 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 43,945 2,487 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 44,523 309 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 43,956 3,969 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 37,715 75,072 1,875,826 400,998
1988 34,798 10,916 1,735,943 460,778
1987 33,340 4,559 1,720,252 480,815
1986 31,764 3,953 1,656,917 493,082
1985 30,575 2,090 1,689,258 598,777
1984 29,395 -267 1,627,192 622,793
1983 28,307 -481 1,636,544 662,840
1982 27,474 -889 1,714,317 600,149
1981 27,938 -18,901 1,652,153 583,070
1980 28,142 -15,041 1,608,450 595,916
1979 28,930 -4,818 1,597,894 503,559
1978 29,821 -22,827 1,402,283 556,521
1977 29,241 -3,907 1,431,556 577,060
1976 28,785 -5,048 1,264,604 635,590
1975 27,882 -553 1,252,644 655,078
1974 26,844 -744 1,218,968 706,978
1973 25,754 -1,066 1,165,499 783,163
1972 24,606 -236 1,301,355 833,543
1971 23,467 -208 1,640,519 833,549
1970 22,414 -244 1,824,965 744,902
1969 21,387 -57 1,702,487 523,740
1968 20,470 -636 1,565,507 594,514
1967 19,498 -339 1,669,181 585,410
1966 18,635 -1,023 1,749,387 637,692
1965 17,902 -1,327 1,943,030 644,902
1964 17,134 -1,660 2,245,099 618,635
1963 16,430 -2,016 2,289,826 639,495
1962 15,656 -2,403 2,406,337 625,617
1961 14,936 -2,807 2,571,681 580,333
1960 14,307 -3,227 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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