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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 1.07 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Namibia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Uruguay
2100 5,958,153 2,256,741
2099 5,952,623 2,279,899
2098 5,947,142 2,303,351
2097 5,942,285 2,326,987
2096 5,938,162 2,350,799
2095 5,930,395 2,374,835
2094 5,922,248 2,398,960
2093 5,911,235 2,423,269
2092 5,899,026 2,447,646
2091 5,886,490 2,472,126
2090 5,871,938 2,496,514
2089 5,858,234 2,520,852
2088 5,842,720 2,545,052
2087 5,825,856 2,569,100
2086 5,806,643 2,592,974
2085 5,789,246 2,616,629
2084 5,771,050 2,640,001
2083 5,751,610 2,663,150
2082 5,730,648 2,686,021
2081 5,707,476 2,708,594
2080 5,682,842 2,730,883
2079 5,659,698 2,752,831
2078 5,634,313 2,774,432
2077 5,608,096 2,795,709
2076 5,580,829 2,816,677
2075 5,551,107 2,837,308
2074 5,522,025 2,857,709
2073 5,494,180 2,877,721
2072 5,464,749 2,897,543
2071 5,434,461 2,917,097
2070 5,403,822 2,936,478
2069 5,371,517 2,955,616
2068 5,336,950 2,974,445
2067 5,300,707 2,992,987
2066 5,263,191 3,011,309
2065 5,227,346 3,029,441
2064 5,190,323 3,047,343
2063 5,150,579 3,065,064
2062 5,109,760 3,082,642
2061 5,068,478 3,100,006
2060 5,023,587 3,117,149
2059 4,979,591 3,133,952
2058 4,933,964 3,150,250
2057 4,887,985 3,166,055
2056 4,840,537 3,181,373
2055 4,790,848 3,196,072
2054 4,741,942 3,210,110
2053 4,691,180 3,223,395
2052 4,639,835 3,235,973
2051 4,587,353 3,247,888
2050 4,533,502 3,259,108
2049 4,482,650 3,269,675
2048 4,430,309 3,279,610
2047 4,373,597 3,288,969
2046 4,318,050 3,297,696
2045 4,259,166 3,305,917
2044 4,202,338 3,313,556
2043 4,144,892 3,320,565
2042 4,088,713 3,326,955
2041 4,032,347 3,332,884
2040 3,976,987 3,338,277
2039 3,920,720 3,343,295
2038 3,862,015 3,347,790
2037 3,804,482 3,351,911
2036 3,747,072 3,355,671
2035 3,689,163 3,359,126
2034 3,631,737 3,362,276
2033 3,575,000 3,365,250
2032 3,516,310 3,368,057
2031 3,456,265 3,370,727
2030 3,395,964 3,373,273
2029 3,336,698 3,375,805
2028 3,277,428 3,378,198
2027 3,216,917 3,380,504
2026 3,156,839 3,382,789
2025 3,094,769 3,384,805
2024 3,030,131 3,386,588
2023 2,963,095 3,388,081
2022 2,889,662 3,390,913
2021 2,810,548 3,396,695
2020 2,728,762 3,398,968
2019 2,650,494 3,397,206
2018 2,577,327 3,394,534
2017 2,506,853 3,388,438
2016 2,439,213 3,379,283
2015 2,374,300 3,368,017
2014 2,312,139 3,356,334
2013 2,252,508 3,345,337
2012 2,194,654 3,335,401
2011 2,146,325 3,326,825
2010 2,109,811 3,318,580
2009 2,077,394 3,310,091
2008 2,047,056 3,302,177
2007 2,018,600 3,295,153
2006 1,991,888 3,289,506
2005 1,966,582 3,285,771
2004 1,942,082 3,283,148
2003 1,917,464 3,281,186
2002 1,889,970 3,278,867
2001 1,857,048 3,274,251
2000 1,818,647 3,266,206
1999 1,776,368 3,254,015
1998 1,732,745 3,239,280
1997 1,689,264 3,223,345
1996 1,646,103 3,206,324
1995 1,602,170 3,189,440
1994 1,556,304 3,172,834
1993 1,508,697 3,156,345
1992 1,461,322 3,139,702
1991 1,415,684 3,122,354
1990 1,369,303 3,104,403
1989 1,288,947 3,086,255
1988 1,209,696 3,067,961
1987 1,167,889 3,049,896
1986 1,131,081 3,032,845
1985 1,096,890 3,017,037
1984 1,065,989 3,002,488
1983 1,037,511 2,988,778
1982 1,010,308 2,975,492
1981 992,500 2,963,246
1980 981,434 2,951,953
1979 962,825 2,939,903
1978 947,269 2,925,715
1977 931,104 2,909,461
1976 906,566 2,891,392
1975 881,032 2,872,320
1974 854,320 2,853,944
1973 828,928 2,837,133
1972 804,399 2,821,644
1971 780,584 2,806,462
1970 757,868 2,790,807
1969 736,120 2,773,974
1968 715,542 2,754,606
1967 696,045 2,732,277
1966 677,655 2,707,646
1965 660,558 2,681,169
1964 644,530 2,653,180
1963 629,589 2,623,766
1962 615,759 2,593,298
1961 603,067 2,562,044
1960 591,465 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Uruguay
2100 0.09% -1.02%
2099 0.09% -1.02%
2098 0.08% -1.02%
2097 0.07% -1.01%
2096 0.13% -1.01%
2095 0.14% -1.01%
2094 0.19% -1%
2093 0.21% -1%
2092 0.21% -0.99%
2091 0.25% -0.98%
2090 0.23% -0.97%
2089 0.27% -0.95%
2088 0.29% -0.94%
2087 0.33% -0.92%
2086 0.3% -0.9%
2085 0.32% -0.89%
2084 0.34% -0.87%
2083 0.37% -0.85%
2082 0.41% -0.83%
2081 0.43% -0.82%
2080 0.41% -0.8%
2079 0.45% -0.78%
2078 0.47% -0.76%
2077 0.49% -0.74%
2076 0.54% -0.73%
2075 0.53% -0.71%
2074 0.51% -0.7%
2073 0.54% -0.68%
2072 0.56% -0.67%
2071 0.57% -0.66%
2070 0.6% -0.65%
2069 0.65% -0.63%
2068 0.68% -0.62%
2067 0.71% -0.61%
2066 0.69% -0.6%
2065 0.71% -0.59%
2064 0.77% -0.58%
2063 0.8% -0.57%
2062 0.81% -0.56%
2061 0.89% -0.55%
2060 0.88% -0.54%
2059 0.92% -0.52%
2058 0.94% -0.5%
2057 0.98% -0.48%
2056 1.04% -0.46%
2055 1.03% -0.44%
2054 1.08% -0.41%
2053 1.11% -0.39%
2052 1.14% -0.37%
2051 1.19% -0.34%
2050 1.13% -0.32%
2049 1.18% -0.3%
2048 1.3% -0.28%
2047 1.29% -0.26%
2046 1.38% -0.25%
2045 1.35% -0.23%
2044 1.39% -0.21%
2043 1.37% -0.19%
2042 1.4% -0.18%
2041 1.39% -0.16%
2040 1.44% -0.15%
2039 1.52% -0.13%
2038 1.51% -0.12%
2037 1.53% -0.11%
2036 1.57% -0.1%
2035 1.58% -0.09%
2034 1.59% -0.09%
2033 1.67% -0.08%
2032 1.74% -0.08%
2031 1.78% -0.08%
2030 1.78% -0.08%
2029 1.81% -0.07%
2028 1.88% -0.07%
2027 1.9% -0.07%
2026 2.01% -0.06%
2025 2.13% -0.05%
2024 2.26% -0.04%
2023 2.54% -0.08%
2022 2.81% -0.17%
2021 3% -0.07%
2020 2.95% 0.05%
2019 2.84% 0.08%
2018 2.81% 0.18%
2017 2.77% 0.27%
2016 2.73% 0.33%
2015 2.69% 0.35%
2014 2.65% 0.33%
2013 2.64% 0.3%
2012 2.25% 0.26%
2011 1.73% 0.25%
2010 1.56% 0.26%
2009 1.48% 0.24%
2008 1.41% 0.21%
2007 1.34% 0.17%
2006 1.29% 0.11%
2005 1.26% 0.08%
2004 1.28% 0.06%
2003 1.45% 0.07%
2002 1.77% 0.14%
2001 2.11% 0.25%
2000 2.38% 0.37%
1999 2.52% 0.45%
1998 2.57% 0.49%
1997 2.62% 0.53%
1996 2.74% 0.53%
1995 2.95% 0.52%
1994 3.16% 0.52%
1993 3.24% 0.53%
1992 3.22% 0.56%
1991 3.39% 0.58%
1990 6.23% 0.59%
1989 6.55% 0.6%
1988 3.58% 0.59%
1987 3.25% 0.56%
1986 3.12% 0.52%
1985 2.9% 0.48%
1984 2.74% 0.46%
1983 2.69% 0.45%
1982 1.79% 0.41%
1981 1.13% 0.38%
1980 1.93% 0.41%
1979 1.64% 0.48%
1978 1.74% 0.56%
1977 2.71% 0.62%
1976 2.9% 0.66%
1975 3.13% 0.64%
1974 3.06% 0.59%
1973 3.05% 0.55%
1972 3.05% 0.54%
1971 3% 0.56%
1970 2.95% 0.61%
1969 2.88% 0.7%
1968 2.8% 0.82%
1967 2.71% 0.91%
1966 2.59% 0.99%
1965 2.49% 1.05%
1964 2.37% 1.12%
1963 2.25% 1.17%
1962 2.1% 1.22%
1961 1.96% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Namibia Uruguay
Current population
3173089
3382789
Population rank 134/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.04%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
6.85 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
28.8 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 -4
Annual growth/decline +67,036 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 167/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +1,866 -1,338
Net migration rank 57/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -1,338
2024 - 4,211 - -1,348
2023 58,435 11,675 298 -1,501
2022 54,534 22,212 -2,964 -1,501
2021 50,160 31,327 -5,621 -1,482
2020 55,034 27,056 4,048 -1,482
2019 54,769 19,676 3,873 -2,899
2018 53,970 17,920 7,322 -2,963
2017 52,975 16,080 10,907 -3,091
2016 52,228 14,002 14,008 -3,506
2015 50,846 12,755 16,194 -4,157
2014 49,581 11,134 16,238 -4,919
2013 47,801 10,748 16,318 -5,647
2012 46,204 10,957 15,520 -6,317
2011 43,557 -4,067 14,934 -6,982
2010 42,046 -8,518 16,231 -7,696
2009 39,942 -8,626 16,947 -8,510
2008 38,147 -8,775 16,838 -9,458
2007 36,430 -8,905 17,422 -10,750
2006 34,690 -8,792 17,783 -13,161
2005 32,909 -8,195 18,926 -16,086
2004 31,478 -7,192 18,067 -15,668
2003 31,115 -6,153 18,628 -17,105
2002 31,947 -1,913 20,073 -16,957
2001 32,942 2,869 20,729 -14,620
2000 35,280 5,709 21,060 -11,076
1999 37,233 6,333 21,844 -7,441
1998 37,500 6,180 22,114 -7,048
1997 37,256 6,023 23,737 -6,938
1996 37,177 5,866 24,635 -7,397
1995 39,119 5,712 24,872 -8,339
1994 41,316 5,578 24,637 -7,955
1993 42,861 5,464 24,212 -7,922
1992 43,945 2,487 24,847 -7,850
1991 44,523 309 25,422 -7,714
1990 43,956 3,969 25,699 -7,499
1989 37,715 75,072 25,322 -7,229
1988 34,798 10,916 25,071 -6,582
1987 33,340 4,559 24,469 -6,833
1986 31,764 3,953 24,505 -8,046
1985 30,575 2,090 23,988 -8,832
1984 29,395 -267 23,684 -9,730
1983 28,307 -481 24,146 -10,671
1982 27,474 -889 25,224 -12,131
1981 27,938 -18,901 24,968 -13,577
1980 28,142 -15,041 25,451 -14,252
1979 28,930 -4,818 27,456 -14,552
1978 29,821 -22,827 30,076 -14,611
1977 29,241 -3,907 31,321 -14,280
1976 28,785 -5,048 33,199 -14,096
1975 27,882 -553 33,393 -14,350
1974 26,844 -744 32,221 -14,512
1973 25,754 -1,066 30,213 -14,312
1972 24,606 -236 28,896 -13,817
1971 23,467 -208 28,584 -13,288
1970 22,414 -244 28,737 -12,727
1969 21,387 -57 28,805 -11,149
1968 20,470 -636 29,103 -8,028
1967 19,498 -339 29,514 -5,938
1966 18,635 -1,023 30,293 -4,599
1965 17,902 -1,327 30,807 -3,542
1964 17,134 -1,660 31,340 -2,623
1963 16,430 -2,016 31,824 -1,707
1962 15,656 -2,403 31,441 -623
1961 14,936 -2,807 30,975 703
1960 14,307 -3,227 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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