Namibia Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of Namibia population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Namibia in 2025 is 2,690,284, a 1.68% increase from 2024.
- The population of Namibia in 2024 was 2,645,805, a 1.6% increase from 2023.
- The population of Namibia in 2023 was 2,604,172, a 1.45% increase from 2022.
- The population of Namibia in 2022 was 2,567,012, a 1.46% increase from 2021.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2025 Population |
| China |
1,424,381,924 |
| Brazil |
218,803,058 |
| Russia |
143,494,210 |
| Mexico |
130,301,391 |
| Iran |
90,410,659 |
| Thailand |
71,953,054 |
| South Africa |
61,673,081 |
| Colombia |
52,610,722 |
| Iraq |
47,549,546 |
| Algeria |
46,922,031 |
| Malaysia |
35,028,030 |
| Peru |
35,015,825 |
| Venezuela |
29,926,368 |
| Kazakhstan |
20,055,854 |
| Romania |
19,424,322 |
| Guatemala |
18,636,532 |
| Ecuador |
18,563,370 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,532,151 |
| Jordan |
11,442,114 |
| Cuba |
11,152,631 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,509,535 |
| Belarus |
9,412,540 |
| Serbia |
7,056,385 |
| Libya |
7,038,380 |
| Paraguay |
7,031,341 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,676,966 |
| Bulgaria |
6,565,190 |
| Costa Rica |
5,280,199 |
| Lebanon |
5,097,604 |
| Jamaica |
2,823,199 |
| Albania |
2,821,626 |
| Armenia |
2,777,003 |
| Botswana |
2,763,338 |
| Namibia |
2,690,284 |
| Gabon |
2,532,885 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,425 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,795,574 |
| Mauritius |
1,303,210 |
| Fiji |
949,992 |
| Guyana |
825,051 |
| Suriname |
634,221 |
| Montenegro |
625,623 |
| Maldives |
515,223 |
| Belize |
422,440 |
| Samoa |
232,231 |
| Grenada |
127,553 |
| Tonga |
109,596 |
| Dominica |
73,685 |
| American Samoa |
43,161 |
| Marshall Islands |
42,819 |
| Nauru |
12,979 |
| Tuvalu |
11,565 |
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Namibia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
2,690,284 |
1.68% |
| 2024 |
2,645,805 |
1.60% |
| 2023 |
2,604,172 |
1.45% |
| 2022 |
2,567,012 |
1.46% |
| 2021 |
2,530,151 |
1.65% |
| 2020 |
2,489,098 |
1.74% |
| 2019 |
2,446,644 |
1.70% |
| 2018 |
2,405,680 |
1.74% |
| 2017 |
2,364,534 |
1.77% |
| 2016 |
2,323,352 |
1.78% |
| 2015 |
2,282,704 |
1.77% |
| 2014 |
2,243,001 |
1.75% |
| 2013 |
2,204,510 |
1.71% |
| 2012 |
2,167,470 |
1.65% |
| 2011 |
2,132,340 |
1.58% |
| 2010 |
2,099,271 |
1.52% |
| 2009 |
2,067,919 |
1.44% |
| 2008 |
2,038,552 |
1.35% |
| 2007 |
2,011,492 |
1.26% |
| 2006 |
1,986,558 |
1.21% |
| 2005 |
1,962,865 |
1.21% |
| 2004 |
1,939,406 |
1.25% |
| 2003 |
1,915,425 |
1.42% |
| 2002 |
1,888,525 |
1.73% |
| 2001 |
1,856,402 |
2.05% |
| 2000 |
1,819,141 |
2.30% |
| 1999 |
1,778,277 |
2.44% |
| 1998 |
1,735,953 |
2.52% |
| 1997 |
1,693,242 |
2.62% |
| 1996 |
1,650,066 |
2.78% |
| 1995 |
1,605,370 |
3.01% |
| 1994 |
1,558,449 |
3.22% |
| 1993 |
1,509,834 |
3.29% |
| 1992 |
1,461,687 |
3.25% |
| 1991 |
1,415,617 |
3.40% |
| 1990 |
1,369,011 |
6.28% |
| 1989 |
1,288,070 |
6.63% |
| 1988 |
1,207,949 |
3.65% |
| 1987 |
1,165,430 |
3.32% |
| 1986 |
1,127,989 |
3.17% |
| 1985 |
1,093,311 |
2.95% |
| 1984 |
1,061,995 |
2.80% |
| 1983 |
1,033,085 |
2.74% |
| 1982 |
1,005,520 |
1.84% |
| 1981 |
987,394 |
1.17% |
| 1980 |
975,994 |
1.95% |
| 1979 |
957,334 |
1.63% |
| 1978 |
942,023 |
1.72% |
| 1977 |
926,109 |
2.69% |
| 1976 |
901,840 |
2.88% |
| 1975 |
876,572 |
3.12% |
| 1974 |
850,091 |
3.05% |
| 1973 |
824,918 |
3.04% |
| 1972 |
800,610 |
3.04% |
| 1971 |
776,995 |
2.99% |
| 1970 |
754,467 |
2.95% |
| 1969 |
732,881 |
2.87% |
| 1968 |
712,427 |
2.79% |
| 1967 |
693,063 |
2.70% |
| 1966 |
674,818 |
2.57% |
| 1965 |
657,887 |
2.47% |
| 1964 |
642,054 |
2.34% |
| 1963 |
627,358 |
2.21% |
| 1962 |
613,808 |
2.06% |
| 1961 |
601,424 |
1.91% |
| 1960 |
590,181 |
1.75% |
| 1959 |
580,030 |
1.61% |
| 1958 |
570,845 |
1.49% |
| 1957 |
562,452 |
1.40% |
| 1956 |
554,699 |
1.33% |
| 1955 |
547,430 |
1.29% |
| 1954 |
540,483 |
1.26% |
| 1953 |
533,747 |
1.25% |
| 1952 |
527,153 |
1.21% |
| 1951 |
520,828 |
1.18% |
| 1950 |
514,774 |
0.00% |
