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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Namibia was 3,030,131 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Namibia's population is 3,173,089 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 13.7 times bigger than Namibia's.
  • Namibia is ranked the 134th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.04% for Namibia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Namibia has had an average growth rate of +2.73% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Namibia has increased from 1.99M people to 3.17M (59.3% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Namibia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Namibia Yemen
2100 5,958,153 111,531,602
2099 5,952,623 111,216,538
2098 5,947,142 110,873,896
2097 5,942,285 110,513,248
2096 5,938,162 110,125,357
2095 5,930,395 109,718,989
2094 5,922,248 109,287,747
2093 5,911,235 108,834,256
2092 5,899,026 108,350,834
2091 5,886,490 107,845,139
2090 5,871,938 107,319,234
2089 5,858,234 106,769,903
2088 5,842,720 106,198,480
2087 5,825,856 105,606,248
2086 5,806,643 104,994,691
2085 5,789,246 104,356,315
2084 5,771,050 103,704,067
2083 5,751,610 103,033,111
2082 5,730,648 102,348,794
2081 5,707,476 101,642,012
2080 5,682,842 100,920,728
2079 5,659,698 100,179,245
2078 5,634,313 99,422,962
2077 5,608,096 98,654,481
2076 5,580,829 97,862,812
2075 5,551,107 97,057,105
2074 5,522,025 96,230,615
2073 5,494,180 95,389,748
2072 5,464,749 94,528,518
2071 5,434,461 93,646,094
2070 5,403,822 92,750,891
2069 5,371,517 91,836,719
2068 5,336,950 90,906,457
2067 5,300,707 89,961,778
2066 5,263,191 88,998,844
2065 5,227,346 88,022,210
2064 5,190,323 87,033,422
2063 5,150,579 86,020,867
2062 5,109,760 84,985,459
2061 5,068,478 83,934,120
2060 5,023,587 82,867,105
2059 4,979,591 81,781,887
2058 4,933,964 80,678,032
2057 4,887,985 79,563,835
2056 4,840,537 78,436,146
2055 4,790,848 77,296,391
2054 4,741,942 76,143,587
2053 4,691,180 74,985,186
2052 4,639,835 73,813,387
2051 4,587,353 72,631,340
2050 4,533,502 71,436,891
2049 4,482,650 70,243,074
2048 4,430,309 69,043,876
2047 4,373,597 67,843,741
2046 4,318,050 66,638,116
2045 4,259,166 65,433,874
2044 4,202,338 64,230,423
2043 4,144,892 63,031,296
2042 4,088,713 61,838,177
2041 4,032,347 60,651,763
2040 3,976,987 59,475,172
2039 3,920,720 58,303,694
2038 3,862,015 57,135,690
2037 3,804,482 55,973,689
2036 3,747,072 54,809,098
2035 3,689,163 53,641,994
2034 3,631,737 52,476,195
2033 3,575,000 51,307,469
2032 3,516,310 50,140,351
2031 3,456,265 48,969,961
2030 3,395,964 47,786,079
2029 3,336,698 46,594,926
2028 3,277,428 45,403,313
2027 3,216,917 44,203,683
2026 3,156,839 43,000,078
2025 3,094,769 41,792,731
2024 3,030,131 40,583,164
2023 2,963,095 39,390,799
2022 2,889,662 38,222,876
2021 2,810,548 37,140,230
2020 2,728,762 36,134,863
2019 2,650,494 35,111,408
2018 2,577,327 34,085,182
2017 2,506,853 33,090,921
2016 2,439,213 32,109,010
2015 2,374,300 31,159,379
2014 2,312,139 30,226,309
2013 2,252,508 29,312,952
2012 2,194,654 28,433,647
2011 2,146,325 27,582,897
2010 2,109,811 26,754,387
2009 2,077,394 25,927,724
2008 2,047,056 25,111,941
2007 2,018,600 24,318,082
2006 1,991,888 23,543,083
2005 1,966,582 22,790,085
2004 1,942,082 22,095,167
2003 1,917,464 21,456,379
2002 1,889,970 20,835,086
2001 1,857,048 20,226,147
2000 1,818,647 19,624,141
1999 1,776,368 19,029,420
1998 1,732,745 18,446,013
1997 1,689,264 17,873,936
1996 1,646,103 17,313,177
1995 1,602,170 16,740,058
1994 1,556,304 16,149,147
1993 1,508,697 15,563,914
1992 1,461,322 14,989,494
1991 1,415,684 14,430,201
1990 1,369,303 13,887,862
1989 1,288,947 13,364,174
1988 1,209,696 12,859,708
1987 1,167,889 12,369,912
1986 1,131,081 11,901,040
1985 1,096,890 11,453,825
1984 1,065,989 11,025,597
1983 1,037,511 10,621,499
1982 1,010,308 10,241,006
1981 992,500 9,882,362
1980 981,434 9,543,358
1979 962,825 9,224,194
1978 947,269 8,926,586
1977 931,104 8,648,222
1976 906,566 8,384,113
1975 881,032 8,133,598
1974 854,320 7,896,783
1973 828,928 7,672,796
1972 804,399 7,460,068
1971 780,584 7,257,462
1970 757,868 7,065,279
1969 736,120 6,875,859
1968 715,542 6,690,524
1967 696,045 6,516,444
1966 677,655 6,351,494
1965 660,558 6,195,593
1964 644,530 6,048,006
1963 629,589 5,911,135
1962 615,759 5,782,221
1961 603,067 5,655,232
1960 591,465 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Namibia increased by 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Namibia gained 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Namibia was ranked 143rd most populous country in 2006 and is 134th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Namibia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Namibia Yemen
2100 0.09% 0.28%
2099 0.09% 0.31%
2098 0.08% 0.33%
2097 0.07% 0.35%
2096 0.13% 0.37%
2095 0.14% 0.39%
2094 0.19% 0.42%
2093 0.21% 0.45%
2092 0.21% 0.47%
2091 0.25% 0.49%
2090 0.23% 0.51%
2089 0.27% 0.54%
2088 0.29% 0.56%
2087 0.33% 0.58%
2086 0.3% 0.61%
2085 0.32% 0.63%
2084 0.34% 0.65%
2083 0.37% 0.67%
2082 0.41% 0.7%
2081 0.43% 0.71%
2080 0.41% 0.74%
2079 0.45% 0.76%
2078 0.47% 0.78%
2077 0.49% 0.81%
2076 0.54% 0.83%
2075 0.53% 0.86%
2074 0.51% 0.88%
2073 0.54% 0.91%
2072 0.56% 0.94%
2071 0.57% 0.97%
2070 0.6% 1%
2069 0.65% 1.02%
2068 0.68% 1.05%
2067 0.71% 1.08%
2066 0.69% 1.11%
2065 0.71% 1.14%
2064 0.77% 1.18%
2063 0.8% 1.22%
2062 0.81% 1.25%
2061 0.89% 1.29%
2060 0.88% 1.33%
2059 0.92% 1.37%
2058 0.94% 1.4%
2057 0.98% 1.44%
2056 1.04% 1.47%
2055 1.03% 1.51%
2054 1.08% 1.54%
2053 1.11% 1.59%
2052 1.14% 1.63%
2051 1.19% 1.67%
2050 1.13% 1.7%
2049 1.18% 1.74%
2048 1.3% 1.77%
2047 1.29% 1.81%
2046 1.38% 1.84%
2045 1.35% 1.87%
2044 1.39% 1.9%
2043 1.37% 1.93%
2042 1.4% 1.96%
2041 1.39% 1.98%
2040 1.44% 2.01%
2039 1.52% 2.04%
2038 1.51% 2.08%
2037 1.53% 2.12%
2036 1.57% 2.18%
2035 1.58% 2.22%
2034 1.59% 2.28%
2033 1.67% 2.33%
2032 1.74% 2.39%
2031 1.78% 2.48%
2030 1.78% 2.56%
2029 1.81% 2.62%
2028 1.88% 2.71%
2027 1.9% 2.8%
2026 2.01% 2.89%
2025 2.13% 2.98%
2024 2.26% 3.03%
2023 2.54% 3.06%
2022 2.81% 2.92%
2021 3% 2.78%
2020 2.95% 2.91%
2019 2.84% 3.01%
2018 2.81% 3%
2017 2.77% 3.06%
2016 2.73% 3.05%
2015 2.69% 3.09%
2014 2.65% 3.12%
2013 2.64% 3.09%
2012 2.25% 3.08%
2011 1.73% 3.1%
2010 1.56% 3.19%
2009 1.48% 3.25%
2008 1.41% 3.26%
2007 1.34% 3.29%
2006 1.29% 3.3%
2005 1.26% 3.15%
2004 1.28% 2.98%
2003 1.45% 2.98%
2002 1.77% 3.01%
2001 2.11% 3.07%
2000 2.38% 3.13%
1999 2.52% 3.16%
1998 2.57% 3.2%
1997 2.62% 3.24%
1996 2.74% 3.42%
1995 2.95% 3.66%
1994 3.16% 3.76%
1993 3.24% 3.83%
1992 3.22% 3.88%
1991 3.39% 3.91%
1990 6.23% 3.92%
1989 6.55% 3.92%
1988 3.58% 3.96%
1987 3.25% 3.94%
1986 3.12% 3.9%
1985 2.9% 3.88%
1984 2.74% 3.8%
1983 2.69% 3.72%
1982 1.79% 3.63%
1981 1.13% 3.55%
1980 1.93% 3.46%
1979 1.64% 3.33%
1978 1.74% 3.22%
1977 2.71% 3.15%
1976 2.9% 3.08%
1975 3.13% 3%
1974 3.06% 2.92%
1973 3.05% 2.85%
1972 3.05% 2.79%
1971 3% 2.72%
1970 2.95% 2.75%
1969 2.88% 2.77%
1968 2.8% 2.67%
1967 2.71% 2.6%
1966 2.59% 2.52%
1965 2.49% 2.44%
1964 2.37% 2.32%
1963 2.25% 2.23%
1962 2.1% 2.25%
1961 1.96% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Namibia grew by 2.26%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Namibia Yemen
Current population
3173089
43325643
Population rank 134/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.52%
One net population change
7.84 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
6.85 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
28.8 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +184 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +67,036 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +2.26% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 41/197 13/197
One migration net change every
4.71 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +1,866 -16,291
Net migration rank 57/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 116,035 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 127/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 3.8% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 108/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Namibia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Namibia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,866 - -16,291
2024 - 4,211 - -10,482
2023 58,435 11,675 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 54,534 22,212 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 50,160 31,327 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 55,034 27,056 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 54,769 19,676 1,056,432 2,129
2018 53,970 17,920 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 52,975 16,080 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 52,228 14,002 975,697 -6,492
2015 50,846 12,755 939,922 -9,883
2014 49,581 11,134 920,330 15,764
2013 47,801 10,748 884,929 5,697
2012 46,204 10,957 845,645 22,349
2011 43,557 -4,067 806,359 27,184
2010 42,046 -8,518 803,246 20,269
2009 39,942 -8,626 798,911 30,919
2008 38,147 -8,775 779,123 22,621
2007 36,430 -8,905 764,780 21,210
2006 34,690 -8,792 750,082 13,940
2005 32,909 -8,195 726,708 15,283
2004 31,478 -7,192 710,493 -62,641
2003 31,115 -6,153 694,457 -64,737
2002 31,947 -1,913 672,494 -59,648
2001 32,942 2,869 658,704 -53,698
2000 35,280 5,709 646,694 -47,713
1999 37,233 6,333 633,166 -42,731
1998 37,500 6,180 615,488 -39,096
1997 37,256 6,023 604,443 -36,694
1996 37,177 5,866 588,786 -35,043
1995 39,119 5,712 607,966 -15,485
1994 41,316 5,578 602,363 -13,040
1993 42,861 5,464 595,459 -14,332
1992 43,945 2,487 582,072 -14,372
1991 44,523 309 565,837 -14,964
1990 43,956 3,969 549,654 -15,847
1989 37,715 75,072 530,464 -16,876
1988 34,798 10,916 513,296 -17,952
1987 33,340 4,559 493,337 -9,097
1986 31,764 3,953 464,665 -11,151
1985 30,575 2,090 455,576 -14,660
1984 29,395 -267 434,674 -19,143
1983 28,307 -481 414,823 -22,152
1982 27,474 -889 392,302 -23,981
1981 27,938 -18,901 374,482 -25,499
1980 28,142 -15,041 355,767 -26,740
1979 28,930 -4,818 336,378 -27,090
1978 29,821 -22,827 312,439 -26,524
1977 29,241 -3,907 296,115 -25,305
1976 28,785 -5,048 281,078 -23,669
1975 27,882 -553 266,815 -23,192
1974 26,844 -744 252,737 -22,726
1973 25,754 -1,066 240,235 -22,282
1972 24,606 -236 229,322 -21,826
1971 23,467 -208 219,095 -21,386
1970 22,414 -244 207,613 -20,966
1969 21,387 -57 196,305 -4,121
1968 20,470 -636 182,518 -4,031
1967 19,498 -339 173,637 -3,959
1966 18,635 -1,023 164,091 -3,874
1965 17,902 -1,327 155,398 -3,797
1964 17,134 -1,660 147,299 -3,712
1963 16,430 -2,016 133,781 -3,640
1962 15,656 -2,403 131,262 -3,572
1961 14,936 -2,807 129,787 -3,503
1960 14,307 -3,227 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/namibia/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 116,035 residents or 3.8% of the population were not native-born in Namibia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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