Namibia Population

Population now

2,791,889

World: 137th
Africa: 39th

Male:	1,354,754	(48.53 %)
Female:	1,437,135	(51.47 %)

Births in 2025:	97,009
Deaths in 2025:	27,038

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	62.61 years
Female:	68.50 years
Total:	65.67 years
Median Age:	21.48 years

Birth Rate:	25.33
Death Rate:	7.06
Growth Rate:	2.59 %
Fertility Rate:	3.06

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Namibia Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	634k	312k	322k	0.97	1.23%	42.17	18.93	6.15	46.48	44.21	48.82	18.53	17.91%	0.77
1961	649k	319k	330k	0.97	1.29%	42.06	18.36	6.17	47.23	44.98	49.54	18.38	18.33%	0.79
1962	665k	327k	338k	0.97	1.35%	41.95	17.82	6.18	47.96	45.74	50.23	18.24	18.75%	0.81
1963	682k	335k	347k	0.97	1.42%	41.85	17.30	6.20	48.66	46.47	50.89	18.10	19.17%	0.83
1964	699k	343k	356k	0.96	1.49%	41.78	16.81	6.22	49.33	47.17	51.53	17.99	19.60%	0.85
1965	717k	352k	365k	0.96	1.55%	41.77	16.35	6.24	49.96	47.83	52.13	17.89	20.04%	0.87
1966	735k	361k	374k	0.96	1.63%	41.85	15.93	6.27	50.55	48.44	52.71	17.74	20.48%	0.89
1967	754k	370k	384k	0.96	1.70%	42.03	15.55	6.31	51.12	49.00	53.28	17.63	20.93%	0.91
1968	773k	379k	394k	0.96	1.79%	42.31	15.19	6.35	51.65	49.51	53.83	17.53	21.39%	0.94
1969	795k	390k	405k	0.96	1.87%	42.67	14.86	6.41	52.16	49.98	54.39	17.44	21.85%	0.96
1970	817k	401k	416k	0.96	1.96%	43.04	14.54	6.47	52.67	50.43	54.96	17.35	22.29%	0.99
1971	842k	413k	429k	0.96	2.05%	43.39	14.21	6.52	53.18	50.87	55.56	17.23	22.56%	1.02
1972	869k	426k	442k	0.96	2.14%	43.64	13.88	6.56	53.71	51.31	56.18	17.09	22.83%	1.05
1973	896k	440k	456k	0.96	2.24%	43.75	13.52	6.59	54.26	51.78	56.82	16.95	23.10%	1.09
1974	923k	453k	470k	0.96	2.32%	43.73	13.16	6.59	54.82	52.25	57.46	16.83	23.37%	1.12
1975	948k	464k	484k	0.96	2.41%	43.56	12.79	6.58	55.37	52.72	58.10	16.74	23.65%	1.15
1976	971k	475k	497k	0.96	2.48%	43.27	12.43	6.55	55.88	53.16	58.69	16.47	23.93%	1.18
1977	993k	484k	509k	0.95	2.54%	42.92	12.11	6.51	56.34	53.53	59.22	16.24	24.21%	1.20
1978	1M	492k	522k	0.94	2.60%	42.54	11.82	6.47	56.73	53.85	59.69	16.04	24.49%	1.23
1979	1M	501k	534k	0.94	2.65%	42.16	11.56	6.43	57.07	54.11	60.09	15.86	24.78%	1.25
1980	1M	511k	547k	0.93	2.69%	41.80	11.33	6.37	57.37	54.35	60.44	15.69	25.07%	1.28
1981	1M	521k	560k	0.93	2.73%	41.45	11.10	6.31	57.69	54.62	60.79	15.61	25.36%	1.31
1982	1M	531k	574k	0.93	2.79%	41.11	10.85	6.23	58.05	54.95	61.16	15.54	25.61%	1.34
1983	1M	543k	589k	0.92	2.85%	40.76	10.58	6.14	58.46	55.35	61.57	15.48	25.86%	1.37
1984	1M	557k	605k	0.92	2.93%	40.41	10.27	6.03	58.93	55.82	62.01	15.45	26.11%	1.41
1985	1M	574k	624k	0.92	3.03%	40.05	9.94	5.90	59.45	56.35	62.49	15.44	26.37%	1.45
1986	1M	595k	645k	0.92	3.13%	39.66	9.60	5.77	60.01	56.93	63.00	15.62	26.62%	1.50
1987	1M	618k	669k	0.92	3.24%	39.25	9.26	5.63	60.56	57.50	63.51	15.82	26.88%	1.56
1988	1M	642k	694k	0.93	3.34%	38.80	8.95	5.49	61.04	58.01	63.96	16.02	27.14%	1.62
1989	1M	667k	719k	0.93	3.40%	38.32	8.71	5.35	61.42	58.40	64.32	16.23	27.40%	1.68
1990	1M	690k	743k	0.93	3.42%	37.80	8.55	5.22	61.61	58.60	64.50	16.45	27.66%	1.74
1991	1M	711k	765k	0.93	3.38%	37.24	8.51	5.09	61.53	58.53	64.41	16.53	27.92%	1.79
1992	2M	731k	786k	0.93	3.26%	36.66	8.60	4.96	61.17	58.18	64.03	16.62	28.34%	1.84
1993	2M	750k	805k	0.93	3.09%	36.06	8.82	4.83	60.52	57.56	63.36	16.74	28.82%	1.88
1994	2M	768k	824k	0.93	2.87%	35.43	9.16	4.70	59.61	56.70	62.42	16.87	29.32%	1.93
1995	2M	785k	843k	0.93	2.62%	34.77	9.61	4.57	58.48	55.63	61.23	17.00	29.81%	1.97
1996	2M	802k	861k	0.93	2.35%	34.06	10.18	4.44	57.18	54.42	59.86	17.07	30.32%	2.02
1997	2M	819k	879k	0.93	2.08%	33.28	10.81	4.30	55.81	53.15	58.38	17.15	30.82%	2.06
1998	2M	835k	896k	0.93	1.83%	32.47	11.46	4.16	54.46	51.93	56.92	17.25	31.34%	2.10
1999	2M	851k	913k	0.93	1.61%	31.64	12.10	4.01	53.23	50.82	55.56	17.37	31.85%	2.14
2000	2M	865k	929k	0.93	1.43%	30.87	12.69	3.88	52.19	49.92	54.37	17.52	32.37%	2.17
2001	2M	879k	944k	0.93	1.29%	30.21	13.18	3.76	51.40	49.28	53.43	17.70	32.90%	2.21
2002	2M	893k	959k	0.93	1.19%	29.71	13.57	3.67	50.86	48.90	52.73	17.90	33.77%	2.24
2003	2M	906k	973k	0.93	1.13%	29.40	13.83	3.60	50.59	48.77	52.30	18.11	34.71%	2.28
2004	2M	920k	988k	0.93	1.10%	29.27	13.94	3.57	50.60	48.91	52.17	18.31	35.67%	2.31
2005	2M	935k	1M	0.93	1.11%	29.32	13.89	3.55	50.93	49.33	52.41	18.50	36.63%	2.35
2006	2M	951k	1M	0.93	1.16%	29.51	13.65	3.56	51.61	50.04	53.05	18.74	37.61%	2.39
2007	2M	969k	1M	0.93	1.25%	29.77	13.23	3.58	52.59	50.98	54.06	18.93	38.60%	2.43
2008	2M	987k	1M	0.93	1.37%	30.04	12.69	3.60	53.82	52.10	55.39	19.11	39.60%	2.48
2009	2M	1M	1M	0.93	1.51%	30.28	12.04	3.62	55.21	53.33	56.94	19.30	40.60%	2.52
2010	2M	1M	1M	0.94	1.69%	30.45	11.34	3.63	56.67	54.59	58.60	19.50	41.62%	2.57
2011	2M	1M	1M	0.94	1.87%	30.52	10.65	3.63	58.09	55.79	60.24	19.60	42.64%	2.61
2012	2M	1M	1M	0.94	2.05%	30.50	10.01	3.62	59.39	56.88	61.75	19.73	43.69%	2.66
2013	2M	1M	1M	0.94	2.21%	30.39	9.46	3.60	60.51	57.82	63.05	19.87	44.76%	2.71
2014	2M	1M	1M	0.94	2.35%	30.19	9.01	3.58	61.43	58.60	64.09	20.00	45.83%	2.75
2015	2M	1M	1M	0.94	2.45%	29.90	8.67	3.54	62.12	59.20	64.87	20.11	46.90%	2.80
2016	2M	1M	1M	0.94	2.51%	29.53	8.42	3.50	62.63	59.65	65.41	20.27	47.96%	2.86
2017	2M	1M	1M	0.94	2.54%	29.11	8.23	3.45	63.02	60.02	65.82	20.42	49.01%	2.91
2018	2M	1M	1M	0.94	2.55%	28.64	8.06	3.40	63.37	60.36	66.18	20.57	50.03%	2.97
2019	2M	1M	1M	0.94	2.57%	28.15	7.89	3.34	63.71	60.69	66.52	20.71	51.04%	3.02
2020	3M	1M	1M	0.94	2.58%	27.66	7.73	3.29	64.05	61.02	66.85	20.83	52.03%	3.08
2021	3M	1M	1M	0.94	2.58%	27.66	7.73	3.29	64.05	61.02	66.85	20.97	53.01%	3.13
2022	3M	1M	1M	0.94	2.58%	27.66	7.73	3.29	64.05	61.02	66.85	21.07	53.96%	3.19
2023	3M	1M	1M	0.94	2.58%	26.26	7.33	3.15	65.02	61.97	67.84	21.21	54.89%	3.25
2024	3M	1M	1M	0.94	2.59%	25.80	7.19	3.11	65.35	62.29	68.17	21.32	55.80%	3.30
2025	3M	1M	1M	0.94	2.59%	25.33	7.06	3.06	65.67	62.61	68.50	21.48	56.68%	3.36

Namibia Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	3M	1M	1M	0.94	2.57%	24.99	7.00	3.02	65.95	62.88	68.78	21.63	57.54%	3.42
2027	3M	1M	1M	0.94	2.56%	24.64	6.93	2.99	66.22	63.15	69.07	21.78	58.38%	3.47
2028	3M	1M	2M	0.94	2.54%	24.30	6.87	2.95	66.50	63.41	69.35	21.95	59.20%	3.53
2029	3M	1M	2M	0.94	2.52%	23.95	6.80	2.92	66.77	63.68	69.64	22.09	59.99%	3.59
2030	3M	1M	2M	0.94	2.50%	23.61	6.74	2.88	67.05	63.95	69.92	22.29	60.76%	3.65
2031	3M	1M	2M	0.94	2.48%	23.37	6.72	2.85	67.28	64.17	70.16	22.48	61.51%	3.71
2032	3M	2M	2M	0.94	2.45%	23.12	6.71	2.82	67.51	64.39	70.41	22.66	62.23%	3.76
2033	3M	2M	2M	0.95	2.42%	22.88	6.69	2.79	67.74	64.62	70.65	22.90	62.92%	3.82
2034	3M	2M	2M	0.95	2.39%	22.63	6.68	2.76	67.97	64.84	70.90	23.11	63.59%	3.88
2035	3M	2M	2M	0.95	2.36%	22.39	6.66	2.73	68.20	65.06	71.14	23.37	64.23%	3.94
2036	3M	2M	2M	0.95	2.33%	22.18	6.67	2.70	68.40	65.25	71.36	23.58	64.85%	4.00
2037	3M	2M	2M	0.95	2.29%	21.98	6.69	2.68	68.60	65.44	71.57	23.84	65.45%	4.06
2038	3M	2M	2M	0.95	2.25%	21.77	6.70	2.65	68.79	65.63	71.79	24.09	66.02%	4.12
2039	3M	2M	2M	0.95	2.21%	21.57	6.72	2.63	68.99	65.82	72.00	24.37	66.56%	4.18
2040	3M	2M	2M	0.95	2.17%	21.36	6.73	2.60	69.19	66.01	72.22	24.65	67.08%	4.24
2041	4M	2M	2M	0.95	2.13%	21.16	6.76	2.58	69.37	66.18	72.41	24.89	67.57%	4.30
2042	4M	2M	2M	0.95	2.09%	20.95	6.79	2.56	69.55	66.35	72.60	25.15	68.05%	4.36
2043	4M	2M	2M	0.95	2.04%	20.75	6.83	2.53	69.72	66.53	72.80	25.42	68.54%	4.41
2044	4M	2M	2M	0.95	1.99%	20.54	6.86	2.51	69.90	66.70	72.99	25.66	69.02%	4.47
2045	4M	2M	2M	0.95	1.95%	20.34	6.89	2.49	70.08	66.87	73.18	25.96	69.49%	4.53
2046	4M	2M	2M	0.95	1.90%	20.11	6.93	2.47	70.24	67.03	73.36	26.19	69.96%	4.59
2047	4M	2M	2M	0.95	1.85%	19.88	6.98	2.45	70.41	67.18	73.53	26.42	70.43%	4.65
2048	4M	2M	2M	0.95	1.80%	19.66	7.02	2.42	70.57	67.34	73.71	26.65	70.89%	4.71
2049	4M	2M	2M	0.95	1.75%	19.43	7.07	2.40	70.74	67.49	73.88	26.87	71.35%	4.77
2050	4M	2M	2M	0.95	1.70%	19.20	7.11	2.38	70.90	67.65	74.06	27.14	71.81%	4.82

Highest City Populations in Namibia

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1	Windhoek	466,709	268,132

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Democratic Republic of the Congo104M

South Africa63M

Burkina Faso24M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Namibia3M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe242k