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Namibia population

Current population of Namibia

3,162,727

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
45
Deaths today
10
Change today (UTC)
+36
World rank
137th of 218
0.04% of world population
Population
3,092,816
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+2.05%
2025
Density
3.6 /km²
2023
Land area
823,290 km²
Urban population
51%
2025
Median age
21.3 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
3.21
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
67.5 yrs
2024
Net migration
+1,866
2025
Capital
Windhoek
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Population of Namibia: overview

Namibia has a population of 3,092,816 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 137th largest in the world. Namibia is part of the Sub-Saharan Africa region and its capital is Windhoek.

The population is expanding quickly, at 2.05% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 62,685 additional people over the past year.

With roughly 3.6 people per km², Namibia is among the emptiest inhabited places in the world, spread across 823,290 km² of land. A slim urban majority has emerged, with 51% of people living in cities.

The population is young, with a median age of 21.3 years. The fertility rate of 3.21 children per woman sits above the replacement level of 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 67.5 years (2024).

The UN projects strong growth ahead: 4.51 million people by 2050, about 46% more than today. The 2030 projection is 3,389,958.

Namibia population, 1960–2025 and projections

01M2M3M4M5M19601980200020202040projected2025: 3.09M1960: 591,4651961: 603,0671962: 615,7591963: 629,5891964: 644,5301965: 660,5581966: 677,6551967: 696,0451968: 715,5421969: 736,1201970: 757,8681971: 780,5841972: 804,3991973: 828,9281974: 854,3201975: 881,0321976: 906,5661977: 931,1041978: 947,2691979: 962,8251980: 981,4341981: 992,5001982: 1,010,3081983: 1,037,5111984: 1,065,9891985: 1,096,8901986: 1,131,0811987: 1,167,8891988: 1,209,6961989: 1,288,9471990: 1,369,3031991: 1,415,6841992: 1,461,3221993: 1,508,6971994: 1,556,3041995: 1,602,1701996: 1,646,1031997: 1,689,2641998: 1,732,7451999: 1,776,3682000: 1,818,6472001: 1,857,0482002: 1,889,9702003: 1,917,4642004: 1,942,0822005: 1,966,5822006: 1,991,8882007: 2,018,6002008: 2,047,0562009: 2,077,3942010: 2,109,8112011: 2,146,3252012: 2,194,6542013: 2,252,5082014: 2,312,1392015: 2,374,3002016: 2,439,2132017: 2,506,8532018: 2,577,3272019: 2,650,4942020: 2,728,7622021: 2,810,5482022: 2,889,6622023: 2,963,0952024: 3,030,1312025: 3,092,8162030: 3,389,9582050: 4,512,300
Population of Namibia by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
20253,092,816+2.05%+62,685
20243,030,131+2.24%+67,036
20232,963,095+2.51%+73,433
20222,889,662+2.78%+79,114
20212,810,548+2.95%+81,786
20202,728,762+2.91%+78,268
20192,650,494+2.80%+73,167
20182,577,327+2.77%+70,474
20172,506,853+2.74%+67,640
20162,439,213+2.70%+64,913
20152,374,300+2.65%+62,161
20142,312,139+2.61%+59,631
20102,109,811+1.55%+32,417
20051,966,582+1.25%+24,500
20001,818,647+2.35%+42,279
19951,602,170+2.90%+45,866
19901,369,303+6.05%+80,356
19851,096,890+2.86%+30,901
1980981,434+1.91%+18,609
1975881,032+3.08%+26,712
1970757,868+2.91%+21,748
1965660,558+2.46%+16,028
1960591,465––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Namibia population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Namibia
YearProjected populationvs today
20303,389,958+9.6%
20504,512,300+45.9%

Namibia population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 36.7% of Namibia's population is under 15, 59.6% is of working age (15–64), and 3.8% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%0-4 male: 199,826 (6.5%)0-4 female: 199,095 (6.4%)0-45-9 male: 195,353 (6.3%)5-9 female: 197,055 (6.4%)10-14 male: 169,683 (5.5%)10-14 female: 172,526 (5.6%)10-1415-19 male: 145,274 (4.7%)15-19 female: 146,019 (4.7%)20-24 male: 130,247 (4.2%)20-24 female: 128,078 (4.1%)20-2425-29 male: 129,879 (4.2%)25-29 female: 130,894 (4.2%)30-34 male: 122,091 (3.9%)30-34 female: 128,180 (4.1%)30-3435-39 male: 100,468 (3.2%)35-39 female: 106,308 (3.4%)40-44 male: 82,910 (2.7%)40-44 female: 87,674 (2.8%)40-4445-49 male: 68,402 (2.2%)45-49 female: 70,391 (2.3%)50-54 male: 53,876 (1.7%)50-54 female: 57,260 (1.9%)50-5455-59 male: 39,304 (1.3%)55-59 female: 45,882 (1.5%)60-64 male: 29,468 (1.0%)60-64 female: 39,362 (1.3%)60-6465-69 male: 20,119 (0.7%)65-69 female: 29,185 (0.9%)70-74 male: 11,909 (0.4%)70-74 female: 18,965 (0.6%)70-7475-79 male: 6,918 (0.2%)75-79 female: 12,877 (0.4%)80-84 male: 3,263 (0.1%)80-84 female: 7,527 (0.2%)80-8485-89 male: 1,087 (0.0%)85-89 female: 3,531 (0.1%)90-94 male: 246 (0.0%)90-94 female: 1,280 (0.0%)90-9495-99 male: 35 (0.0%)95-99 female: 319 (0.0%)100+ male: 2 (0.0%)100+ female: 51 (0.0%)100+

Namibia population FAQ

What is the population of Namibia in 2026?

Namibia's population is estimated at about 3.16 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 3,092,816 (2025). Namibia ranks 137th in the world by population.

Is the population of Namibia growing or shrinking?

Namibia's population is growing at about 2.05% per year, an increase of roughly 62,685 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Namibia?

Namibia has about 4 people per square kilometre across a land area of 823,290 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Namibia?

Namibia is home to about 0.04% of the world's population.

What is Namibia's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Namibia's population at 4,512,300 in 2050, passing through 3,389,958 in 2030.

What is the median age in Namibia?

The median age in Namibia is 21.3 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.