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

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The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,092,816 in 2025 vs 37,053,428 people in Uzbekistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,185,686 people compared to 38,082,870 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 12 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs +1.87% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.19M (59.9% growth), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 38.1M (42.6% growth).

Namibia vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Uzbekistan
2100 5,954,393 74,913,683
2099 5,948,866 74,651,098
2098 5,943,388 74,375,923
2097 5,938,535 74,084,599
2096 5,934,414 73,786,478
2095 5,926,652 73,476,603
2094 5,918,510 73,151,709
2093 5,907,504 72,817,254
2092 5,895,303 72,474,468
2091 5,882,775 72,122,880
2090 5,868,232 71,760,077
2089 5,854,537 71,384,150
2088 5,839,032 71,002,449
2087 5,822,179 70,611,426
2086 5,802,978 70,216,014
2085 5,785,593 69,811,545
2084 5,767,408 69,396,198
2083 5,747,980 68,975,962
2082 5,727,031 68,557,881
2081 5,703,874 68,128,154
2080 5,679,256 67,696,442
2079 5,656,126 67,260,252
2078 5,630,757 66,816,984
2077 5,604,556 66,362,519
2076 5,577,307 65,913,810
2075 5,547,604 65,462,568
2074 5,518,540 65,009,654
2073 5,490,713 64,552,502
2072 5,461,300 64,095,245
2071 5,431,031 63,631,386
2070 5,400,411 63,166,693
2069 5,368,127 62,698,228
2068 5,333,582 62,225,674
2067 5,297,361 61,749,683
2066 5,259,869 61,266,762
2065 5,224,047 60,778,749
2064 5,187,047 60,281,212
2063 5,147,329 59,775,807
2062 5,106,535 59,261,881
2061 5,065,279 58,740,914
2060 5,020,417 58,208,824
2059 4,976,448 57,665,803
2058 4,930,850 57,114,037
2057 4,884,900 56,552,712
2056 4,837,482 55,985,589
2055 4,787,824 55,407,187
2054 4,738,949 54,818,525
2053 4,688,219 54,220,761
2052 4,636,907 53,615,713
2051 4,584,458 53,002,852
2050 4,530,641 52,386,166
2049 4,479,821 51,762,174
2048 4,427,513 51,134,317
2047 4,370,836 50,502,162
2046 4,315,325 49,868,057
2045 4,256,478 49,233,860
2044 4,199,686 48,605,591
2043 4,142,276 47,984,479
2042 4,086,133 47,370,990
2041 4,029,802 46,766,713
2040 3,974,477 46,174,827
2039 3,918,246 45,591,616
2038 3,859,577 45,011,890
2037 3,802,081 44,436,551
2036 3,744,707 43,862,840
2035 3,686,835 43,287,434
2034 3,629,445 42,708,536
2033 3,572,743 42,122,973
2032 3,514,091 41,529,468
2031 3,454,083 40,928,141
2030 3,393,821 40,314,175
2029 3,334,592 39,688,984
2028 3,275,360 39,055,901
2027 3,214,886 38,407,447
2026 3,154,846 37,740,059
2025 3,092,816 37,053,428
2024 3,030,131 36,361,859
2023 2,963,095 35,652,307
2022 2,889,662 34,938,955
2021 2,810,548 34,243,696
2020 2,728,762 33,586,372
2019 2,650,494 32,964,701
2018 2,577,327 32,373,490
2017 2,506,853 31,819,178
2016 2,439,213 31,284,568
2015 2,374,300 30,749,346
2014 2,312,139 30,222,994
2013 2,252,508 29,724,065
2012 2,194,654 29,261,903
2011 2,146,325 28,823,196
2010 2,109,811 28,385,506
2009 2,077,394 27,939,328
2008 2,047,056 27,494,774
2007 2,018,600 27,076,008
2006 1,991,888 26,699,043
2005 1,966,582 26,356,975
2004 1,942,082 26,029,350
2003 1,917,464 25,711,259
2002 1,889,970 25,399,980
2001 1,857,048 25,090,283
2000 1,818,647 24,787,054
1999 1,776,368 24,476,008
1998 1,732,745 24,134,929
1997 1,689,264 23,758,960
1996 1,646,103 23,351,981
1995 1,602,170 22,917,589
1994 1,556,304 22,463,291
1993 1,508,697 21,987,955
1992 1,461,322 21,485,090
1991 1,415,684 20,962,910
1990 1,369,303 20,464,956
1989 1,288,947 19,977,183
1988 1,209,696 19,460,630
1987 1,167,889 18,930,070
1986 1,131,081 18,395,621
1985 1,096,890 17,875,339
1984 1,065,989 17,378,846
1983 1,037,511 16,908,400
1982 1,010,308 16,462,736
1981 992,500 16,035,032
1980 981,434 15,619,936
1979 962,825 15,215,587
1978 947,269 14,816,349
1977 931,104 14,408,822
1976 906,566 13,998,620
1975 881,032 13,598,521
1974 854,320 13,209,011
1973 828,928 12,831,047
1972 804,399 12,465,106
1971 780,584 12,111,511
1970 757,868 11,762,638
1969 736,120 11,403,150
1968 715,542 11,032,155
1967 696,045 10,659,180
1966 677,655 10,289,294
1965 660,558 9,921,681
1964 644,530 9,557,611
1963 629,589 9,202,246
1962 615,759 8,854,368
1961 603,067 8,517,711
1960 591,465 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,798,302 people (a 21.7% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 37.6% to 52,386,166 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M people compared to the peak of 74.9M people in 2100 for Uzbekistan.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Uzbekistan
2100 0.09% 0.35%
2099 0.09% 0.37%
2098 0.08% 0.39%
2097 0.07% 0.4%
2096 0.13% 0.42%
2095 0.14% 0.44%
2094 0.19% 0.46%
2093 0.21% 0.47%
2092 0.21% 0.49%
2091 0.25% 0.51%
2090 0.23% 0.53%
2089 0.27% 0.54%
2088 0.29% 0.55%
2087 0.33% 0.56%
2086 0.3% 0.58%
2085 0.32% 0.6%
2084 0.34% 0.61%
2083 0.37% 0.61%
2082 0.41% 0.63%
2081 0.43% 0.64%
2080 0.41% 0.65%
2079 0.45% 0.66%
2078 0.47% 0.68%
2077 0.49% 0.68%
2076 0.54% 0.69%
2075 0.53% 0.7%
2074 0.51% 0.71%
2073 0.54% 0.71%
2072 0.56% 0.73%
2071 0.57% 0.74%
2070 0.6% 0.75%
2069 0.65% 0.76%
2068 0.68% 0.77%
2067 0.71% 0.79%
2066 0.69% 0.8%
2065 0.71% 0.83%
2064 0.77% 0.85%
2063 0.8% 0.87%
2062 0.81% 0.89%
2061 0.89% 0.91%
2060 0.88% 0.94%
2059 0.92% 0.97%
2058 0.94% 0.99%
2057 0.98% 1.01%
2056 1.04% 1.04%
2055 1.03% 1.07%
2054 1.08% 1.1%
2053 1.11% 1.13%
2052 1.14% 1.16%
2051 1.19% 1.18%
2050 1.13% 1.21%
2049 1.18% 1.23%
2048 1.3% 1.25%
2047 1.29% 1.27%
2046 1.38% 1.29%
2045 1.35% 1.29%
2044 1.39% 1.29%
2043 1.37% 1.3%
2042 1.4% 1.29%
2041 1.39% 1.28%
2040 1.44% 1.28%
2039 1.52% 1.29%
2038 1.51% 1.29%
2037 1.53% 1.31%
2036 1.57% 1.33%
2035 1.58% 1.36%
2034 1.59% 1.39%
2033 1.67% 1.43%
2032 1.74% 1.47%
2031 1.78% 1.52%
2030 1.78% 1.58%
2029 1.81% 1.62%
2028 1.88% 1.69%
2027 1.9% 1.77%
2026 2.01% 1.85%
2025 2.07% 1.9%
2024 2.26% 1.99%
2023 2.54% 2.04%
2022 2.81% 2.03%
2021 3% 1.96%
2020 2.95% 1.89%
2019 2.84% 1.83%
2018 2.81% 1.74%
2017 2.77% 1.71%
2016 2.73% 1.74%
2015 2.69% 1.74%
2014 2.65% 1.68%
2013 2.64% 1.58%
2012 2.25% 1.52%
2011 1.73% 1.54%
2010 1.56% 1.6%
2009 1.48% 1.62%
2008 1.41% 1.55%
2007 1.34% 1.41%
2006 1.29% 1.3%
2005 1.26% 1.26%
2004 1.28% 1.24%
2003 1.45% 1.23%
2002 1.77% 1.23%
2001 2.11% 1.22%
2000 2.38% 1.27%
1999 2.52% 1.41%
1998 2.57% 1.58%
1997 2.62% 1.74%
1996 2.74% 1.9%
1995 2.95% 2.02%
1994 3.16% 2.16%
1993 3.24% 2.34%
1992 3.22% 2.49%
1991 3.39% 2.43%
1990 6.23% 2.44%
1989 6.55% 2.65%
1988 3.58% 2.8%
1987 3.25% 2.91%
1986 3.12% 2.91%
1985 2.9% 2.86%
1984 2.74% 2.78%
1983 2.69% 2.71%
1982 1.79% 2.67%
1981 1.13% 2.66%
1980 1.93% 2.66%
1979 1.64% 2.69%
1978 1.74% 2.83%
1977 2.71% 2.93%
1976 2.9% 2.94%
1975 3.13% 2.95%
1974 3.06% 2.95%
1973 3.05% 2.94%
1972 3.05% 2.92%
1971 3% 2.97%
1970 2.95% 3.15%
1969 2.88% 3.36%
1968 2.8% 3.5%
1967 2.71% 3.59%
1966 2.59% 3.71%
1965 2.49% 3.81%
1964 2.37% 3.86%
1963 2.25% 3.93%
1962 2.1% 3.95%
1961 1.96% 3.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Namibia grew by 2.07%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Namibia Uzbekistan
Current population
3185686
38082870
Population rank 134/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.46%
One net population change
8.41 minutes
45.7 seconds
One birth every
6.7 minutes
33.9 seconds
One death every
28.1 minutes
2.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +172 +1,895
Annual growth/decline +62,685 +691,569
Annual growth/decline rate +2.07% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 54/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +1,866 -6,987
Net migration rank 57/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -6,987
2024 59,739 4,211 709,893 -7,066
2023 58,435 11,675 722,280 -6,004
2022 54,534 22,212 715,410 -5,007
2021 50,160 31,327 689,325 -9,205
2020 55,034 27,056 643,750 -9,208
2019 54,769 19,676 618,154 -9,341
2018 53,970 17,920 585,119 -11,516
2017 52,975 16,080 548,372 -13,352
2016 52,228 14,002 549,045 -14,839
2015 50,846 12,755 552,781 -16,545
2014 49,581 11,134 536,881 -20,381
2013 47,801 10,748 501,742 -20,380
2012 46,204 10,957 463,333 -20,381
2011 43,557 -4,067 454,858 -20,380
2010 42,046 -8,518 461,293 -20,380
2009 39,942 -8,626 471,839 -20,378
2008 38,147 -8,775 461,665 -24,028
2007 36,430 -8,905 426,880 -27,013
2006 34,690 -8,792 383,265 -29,197
2005 32,909 -8,195 363,462 -33,386
2004 31,478 -7,192 363,994 -38,834
2003 31,115 -6,153 355,098 -44,092
2002 31,947 -1,913 359,231 -47,679
2001 32,942 2,869 356,483 -48,642
2000 35,280 5,709 365,138 -66,547
1999 37,233 6,333 385,448 -61,955
1998 37,500 6,180 408,532 -49,862
1997 37,256 6,023 441,631 -48,360
1996 37,177 5,866 471,010 -50,314
1995 39,119 5,712 493,966 -45,876
1994 41,316 5,578 502,279 -41,788
1993 42,861 5,464 527,557 -37,377
1992 43,945 2,487 548,793 -33,259
1991 44,523 309 557,886 -29,064
1990 43,956 3,969 540,581 -73,478
1989 37,715 75,072 522,323 -13,888
1988 34,798 10,916 525,126 -473
1987 33,340 4,559 537,292 -824
1986 31,764 3,953 533,234 -802
1985 30,575 2,090 508,893 -773
1984 29,395 -267 485,617 -752
1983 28,307 -481 454,464 1,568
1982 27,474 -889 431,389 3,897
1981 27,938 -18,901 413,897 6,223
1980 28,142 -15,041 401,557 8,540
1979 28,930 -4,818 387,754 10,864
1978 29,821 -22,827 372,068 27,783
1977 29,241 -3,907 369,572 45,622
1976 28,785 -5,048 363,110 42,094
1975 27,882 -553 357,382 37,611
1974 26,844 -744 350,422 33,600
1973 25,754 -1,066 341,807 30,094
1972 24,606 -236 333,230 26,748
1971 23,467 -208 323,171 24,030
1970 22,414 -244 313,216 37,324
1969 21,387 -57 302,833 65,596
1968 20,470 -636 295,651 77,914
1967 19,498 -339 298,350 74,030
1966 18,635 -1,023 297,844 69,537
1965 17,902 -1,327 302,264 65,579
1964 17,134 -1,660 298,790 61,512
1963 16,430 -2,016 293,432 57,002
1962 15,656 -2,403 292,788 52,532
1961 14,936 -2,807 279,841 48,168
1960 14,307 -3,227 267,165 22,039

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/uzbekistan | CC BY

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 Uzbekistan 98.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,334,129 people) and 1.59% is from migration (a loss of 102,083 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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