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

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The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,092,816 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,185,686 people compared to 28,692,435 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 9.01 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.68% per year vs -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.19M (59.9% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

Namibia vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Venezuela
2100 5,954,393 28,410,292
2099 5,948,866 28,556,135
2098 5,943,388 28,707,705
2097 5,938,535 28,852,186
2096 5,934,414 28,997,910
2095 5,926,652 29,134,707
2094 5,918,510 29,264,882
2093 5,907,504 29,394,209
2092 5,895,303 29,510,768
2091 5,882,775 29,623,813
2090 5,868,232 29,734,285
2089 5,854,537 29,840,423
2088 5,839,032 29,936,470
2087 5,822,179 30,030,678
2086 5,802,978 30,120,614
2085 5,785,593 30,201,240
2084 5,767,408 30,276,736
2083 5,747,980 30,348,224
2082 5,727,031 30,418,460
2081 5,703,874 30,484,132
2080 5,679,256 30,549,302
2079 5,656,126 30,612,881
2078 5,630,757 30,674,565
2077 5,604,556 30,730,870
2076 5,577,307 30,780,046
2075 5,547,604 30,829,620
2074 5,518,540 30,868,955
2073 5,490,713 30,913,457
2072 5,461,300 30,956,993
2071 5,431,031 30,999,181
2070 5,400,411 31,039,456
2069 5,368,127 31,077,886
2068 5,333,582 31,111,229
2067 5,297,361 31,147,205
2066 5,259,869 31,177,952
2065 5,224,047 31,202,552
2064 5,187,047 31,217,149
2063 5,147,329 31,232,539
2062 5,106,535 31,245,802
2061 5,065,279 31,255,590
2060 5,020,417 31,264,668
2059 4,976,448 31,272,623
2058 4,930,850 31,273,762
2057 4,884,900 31,276,766
2056 4,837,482 31,268,661
2055 4,787,824 31,252,602
2054 4,738,949 31,238,775
2053 4,688,219 31,222,231
2052 4,636,907 31,194,694
2051 4,584,458 31,174,182
2050 4,530,641 31,139,557
2049 4,479,821 31,104,189
2048 4,427,513 31,062,699
2047 4,370,836 31,009,532
2046 4,315,325 30,960,686
2045 4,256,478 30,905,370
2044 4,199,686 30,845,107
2043 4,142,276 30,776,828
2042 4,086,133 30,694,535
2041 4,029,802 30,607,831
2040 3,974,477 30,504,638
2039 3,918,246 30,389,092
2038 3,859,577 30,268,244
2037 3,802,081 30,145,046
2036 3,744,707 30,014,973
2035 3,686,835 29,870,829
2034 3,629,445 29,718,039
2033 3,572,743 29,574,127
2032 3,514,091 29,428,330
2031 3,454,083 29,279,969
2030 3,393,821 29,139,878
2029 3,334,592 29,004,690
2028 3,275,360 28,880,803
2027 3,214,886 28,750,990
2026 3,154,846 28,630,592
2025 3,092,816 28,516,896
2024 3,030,131 28,405,543
2023 2,963,095 28,300,854
2022 2,889,662 28,213,017
2021 2,810,548 28,237,826
2020 2,728,762 28,444,077
2019 2,650,494 28,938,098
2018 2,577,327 29,807,592
2017 2,506,853 30,565,323
2016 2,439,213 30,765,720
2015 2,374,300 30,573,972
2014 2,312,139 30,254,079
2013 2,252,508 29,912,198
2012 2,194,654 29,553,826
2011 2,146,325 29,185,212
2010 2,109,811 28,813,101
2009 2,077,394 28,438,298
2008 2,047,056 28,053,696
2007 2,018,600 27,649,363
2006 1,991,888 27,224,686
2005 1,966,582 26,785,804
2004 1,942,082 26,340,838
2003 1,917,464 25,892,703
2002 1,889,970 25,435,671
2001 1,857,048 24,979,922
2000 1,818,647 24,526,708
1999 1,776,368 24,066,593
1998 1,732,745 23,601,337
1997 1,689,264 23,131,685
1996 1,646,103 22,662,113
1995 1,602,170 22,193,821
1994 1,556,304 21,725,188
1993 1,508,697 21,254,520
1992 1,461,322 20,780,948
1991 1,415,684 20,304,896
1990 1,369,303 19,827,010
1989 1,288,947 19,348,921
1988 1,209,696 18,871,020
1987 1,167,889 18,394,963
1986 1,131,081 17,923,536
1985 1,096,890 17,461,434
1984 1,065,989 17,008,841
1983 1,037,511 16,562,205
1982 1,010,308 16,121,874
1981 992,500 15,687,297
1980 981,434 15,258,218
1979 962,825 14,834,552
1978 947,269 14,416,684
1977 931,104 14,006,812
1976 906,566 13,606,284
1975 881,032 13,215,892
1974 854,320 12,835,351
1973 828,928 12,463,537
1972 804,399 12,099,180
1971 780,584 11,741,008
1970 757,868 11,387,790
1969 736,120 11,040,280
1968 715,542 10,697,530
1967 696,045 10,358,513
1966 677,655 10,024,854
1965 660,558 9,697,790
1964 644,530 9,377,712
1963 629,589 9,064,021
1962 615,759 8,756,870
1961 603,067 8,455,915
1960 591,465 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 746,473 people (a 30.6% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% decline).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.95M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Venezuela
2100 0.09% -0.51%
2099 0.09% -0.53%
2098 0.08% -0.5%
2097 0.07% -0.5%
2096 0.13% -0.47%
2095 0.14% -0.44%
2094 0.19% -0.44%
2093 0.21% -0.39%
2092 0.21% -0.38%
2091 0.25% -0.37%
2090 0.23% -0.36%
2089 0.27% -0.32%
2088 0.29% -0.31%
2087 0.33% -0.3%
2086 0.3% -0.27%
2085 0.32% -0.25%
2084 0.34% -0.24%
2083 0.37% -0.23%
2082 0.41% -0.22%
2081 0.43% -0.21%
2080 0.41% -0.21%
2079 0.45% -0.2%
2078 0.47% -0.18%
2077 0.49% -0.16%
2076 0.54% -0.16%
2075 0.53% -0.13%
2074 0.51% -0.14%
2073 0.54% -0.14%
2072 0.56% -0.14%
2071 0.57% -0.13%
2070 0.6% -0.12%
2069 0.65% -0.11%
2068 0.68% -0.12%
2067 0.71% -0.1%
2066 0.69% -0.08%
2065 0.71% -0.05%
2064 0.77% -0.05%
2063 0.8% -0.04%
2062 0.81% -0.03%
2061 0.89% -0.03%
2060 0.88% -0.03%
2059 0.92% -0.004%
2058 0.94% -0.01%
2057 0.98% 0.03%
2056 1.04% 0.05%
2055 1.03% 0.04%
2054 1.08% 0.05%
2053 1.11% 0.09%
2052 1.14% 0.07%
2051 1.19% 0.11%
2050 1.13% 0.11%
2049 1.18% 0.13%
2048 1.3% 0.17%
2047 1.29% 0.16%
2046 1.38% 0.18%
2045 1.35% 0.2%
2044 1.39% 0.22%
2043 1.37% 0.27%
2042 1.4% 0.28%
2041 1.39% 0.34%
2040 1.44% 0.38%
2039 1.52% 0.4%
2038 1.51% 0.41%
2037 1.53% 0.43%
2036 1.57% 0.48%
2035 1.58% 0.51%
2034 1.59% 0.49%
2033 1.67% 0.5%
2032 1.74% 0.51%
2031 1.78% 0.48%
2030 1.78% 0.47%
2029 1.81% 0.43%
2028 1.88% 0.45%
2027 1.9% 0.42%
2026 2.01% 0.4%
2025 2.07% 0.39%
2024 2.26% 0.37%
2023 2.54% 0.31%
2022 2.81% -0.09%
2021 3% -0.73%
2020 2.95% -1.71%
2019 2.84% -2.92%
2018 2.81% -2.48%
2017 2.77% -0.65%
2016 2.73% 0.63%
2015 2.69% 1.06%
2014 2.65% 1.14%
2013 2.64% 1.21%
2012 2.25% 1.26%
2011 1.73% 1.29%
2010 1.56% 1.32%
2009 1.48% 1.37%
2008 1.41% 1.46%
2007 1.34% 1.56%
2006 1.29% 1.64%
2005 1.26% 1.69%
2004 1.28% 1.73%
2003 1.45% 1.8%
2002 1.77% 1.82%
2001 2.11% 1.85%
2000 2.38% 1.91%
1999 2.52% 1.97%
1998 2.57% 2.03%
1997 2.62% 2.07%
1996 2.74% 2.11%
1995 2.95% 2.16%
1994 3.16% 2.21%
1993 3.24% 2.28%
1992 3.22% 2.34%
1991 3.39% 2.41%
1990 6.23% 2.47%
1989 6.55% 2.53%
1988 3.58% 2.59%
1987 3.25% 2.63%
1986 3.12% 2.65%
1985 2.9% 2.66%
1984 2.74% 2.7%
1983 2.69% 2.73%
1982 1.79% 2.77%
1981 1.13% 2.81%
1980 1.93% 2.86%
1979 1.64% 2.9%
1978 1.74% 2.93%
1977 2.71% 2.94%
1976 2.9% 2.95%
1975 3.13% 2.96%
1974 3.06% 2.98%
1973 3.05% 3.01%
1972 3.05% 3.05%
1971 3% 3.1%
1970 2.95% 3.15%
1969 2.88% 3.2%
1968 2.8% 3.27%
1967 2.71% 3.33%
1966 2.59% 3.37%
1965 2.49% 3.41%
1964 2.37% 3.46%
1963 2.25% 3.51%
1962 2.1% 3.56%
1961 1.96% 3.63%

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/venezuela | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Namibia grew by 2.07%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

Namibia Venezuela
Current population
3185686
28692435
Population rank 134/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.35%
One net population change
8.41 minutes
4.73 minutes
One birth every
6.7 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
28.1 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +172 +305
Annual growth/decline +62,685 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate +2.07% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 46/197 139/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -100,467
Net migration rank 57/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -100,467
2024 59,739 4,211 214,547 -105,297
2023 58,435 11,675 213,020 -112,899
2022 54,534 22,212 216,619 -141,107
2021 50,160 31,327 207,746 -332,936
2020 55,034 27,056 237,223 -524,649
2019 54,769 19,676 274,826 -975,534
2018 53,970 17,920 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 52,975 16,080 340,222 -817,376
2016 52,228 14,002 359,651 -283,270
2015 50,846 12,755 384,560 -77,417
2014 49,581 11,134 395,088 -62,437
2013 47,801 10,748 408,930 -57,818
2012 46,204 10,957 420,758 -55,131
2011 43,557 -4,067 425,958 -54,384
2010 42,046 -8,518 425,397 -52,781
2009 39,942 -8,626 427,257 -50,286
2008 38,147 -8,775 435,870 -43,636
2007 36,430 -8,905 452,482 -36,060
2006 34,690 -8,792 460,152 -27,240
2005 32,909 -8,195 463,260 -18,407
2004 31,478 -7,192 455,881 -10,798
2003 31,115 -6,153 456,902 -5,729
2002 31,947 -1,913 466,821 -3,944
2001 32,942 2,869 451,487 -2,856
2000 35,280 5,709 459,802 -1,999
1999 37,233 6,333 463,787 -1,376
1998 37,500 6,180 469,123 -1,010
1997 37,256 6,023 472,002 -816
1996 37,177 5,866 468,653 -708
1995 39,119 5,712 469,267 -622
1994 41,316 5,578 469,178 -559
1993 42,861 5,464 473,189 -477
1992 43,945 2,487 474,824 -381
1991 44,523 309 477,917 -236
1990 43,956 3,969 478,168 -69
1989 37,715 75,072 478,053 32
1988 34,798 10,916 477,569 137
1987 33,340 4,559 474,204 182
1986 31,764 3,953 468,252 201
1985 30,575 2,090 455,517 237
1984 29,395 -267 449,186 247
1983 28,307 -481 443,569 260
1982 27,474 -889 436,564 260
1981 27,938 -18,901 432,059 251
1980 28,142 -15,041 425,613 237
1979 28,930 -4,818 421,256 228
1978 29,821 -22,827 414,032 205
1977 29,241 -3,907 405,315 196
1976 28,785 -5,048 395,344 190
1975 27,882 -553 385,045 186
1974 26,844 -744 375,678 173
1973 25,754 -1,066 367,612 171
1972 24,606 -236 360,749 173
1971 23,467 -208 355,212 215
1970 22,414 -244 350,709 305
1969 21,387 -57 343,596 403
1968 20,470 -636 340,973 532
1967 19,498 -339 335,813 717
1966 18,635 -1,023 329,697 1,087
1965 17,902 -1,327 321,695 1,656
1964 17,134 -1,660 314,397 2,410
1963 16,430 -2,016 307,279 3,296
1962 15,656 -2,403 299,345 4,386
1961 14,936 -2,807 292,109 6,069
1960 14,307 -3,227 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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