| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 10 Mar 2025 |
The current population of Namibia is 3,085,898 as of May 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Namibia is projected at 3,092,816, or 3.09 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Namibia is projected at 3,030,131, or 3.03 million people, for the year 2024.
Namibia ranks 138th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Namibia is ranked 41st among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 2,998,153 | 3,030,131 | 63,956 | 2.111 | 0.0371 |
| 2025 | 3,062,109 | 3,092,816 | 61,415 | 1.986 | 0.0376 |
| 2026 | 3,123,524 | 3,153,246 | 59,444 | 1.885 | 0.0380 |
| 2027 | 3,182,968 | 3,212,905 | 59,873 | 1.864 | 0.0384 |
| 2028 | 3,242,841 | 3,272,163 | 58,644 | 1.792 | 0.0388 |
| 2029 | 3,301,485 | 3,330,805 | 58,641 | 1.761 | 0.0392 |
| 2030 | 3,360,126 | 3,389,958 | 59,664 | 1.760 | 0.0396 |
| 2031 | 3,419,790 | 3,449,496 | 59,412 | 1.722 | 0.0400 |
| 2032 | 3,479,202 | 3,508,237 | 58,070 | 1.655 | 0.0403 |
| 2033 | 3,537,272 | 3,565,341 | 56,139 | 1.575 | 0.0407 |
| 2034 | 3,593,411 | 3,621,821 | 56,820 | 1.569 | 0.0410 |
| 2035 | 3,650,231 | 3,678,880 | 57,297 | 1.557 | 0.0414 |
| 2036 | 3,707,528 | 3,735,930 | 56,805 | 1.521 | 0.0418 |
| 2037 | 3,764,333 | 3,792,796 | 56,925 | 1.501 | 0.0421 |
| 2038 | 3,821,258 | 3,850,301 | 58,086 | 1.509 | 0.0425 |
| 2039 | 3,879,344 | 3,907,180 | 55,673 | 1.425 | 0.0428 |
| 2040 | 3,935,017 | 3,962,405 | 54,776 | 1.382 | 0.0432 |
| 2041 | 3,989,793 | 4,017,678 | 55,771 | 1.388 | 0.0435 |
| 2042 | 4,045,564 | 4,073,357 | 55,586 | 1.365 | 0.0439 |
| 2043 | 4,101,150 | 4,129,570 | 56,840 | 1.376 | 0.0442 |
| 2044 | 4,157,990 | 4,186,104 | 56,228 | 1.343 | 0.0446 |
| 2045 | 4,214,218 | 4,243,350 | 58,263 | 1.373 | 0.0450 |
| 2046 | 4,272,481 | 4,299,961 | 54,960 | 1.278 | 0.0453 |
| 2047 | 4,327,441 | 4,355,498 | 56,114 | 1.288 | 0.0457 |
| 2048 | 4,383,555 | 4,409,449 | 51,789 | 1.175 | 0.0460 |
| 2049 | 4,435,344 | 4,460,502 | 50,315 | 1.128 | 0.0464 |
| 2050 | 4,485,659 | 4,512,301 | 53,283 | 1.181 | 0.0467 |
| 2051 | 4,538,942 | 4,564,906 | 51,928 | 1.138 | 0.0470 |
| 2052 | 4,590,870 | 4,616,271 | 50,803 | 1.101 | 0.0474 |
| 2053 | 4,641,673 | 4,666,786 | 50,226 | 1.076 | 0.0477 |
| 2054 | 4,691,899 | 4,716,094 | 48,390 | 1.026 | 0.0481 |
| 2055 | 4,740,289 | 4,764,872 | 49,165 | 1.032 | 0.0484 |
| 2056 | 4,789,454 | 4,812,927 | 46,947 | 0.975 | 0.0487 |
| 2057 | 4,836,401 | 4,859,148 | 45,494 | 0.936 | 0.0490 |
| 2058 | 4,881,895 | 4,904,467 | 45,145 | 0.920 | 0.0494 |
| 2059 | 4,927,040 | 4,948,806 | 43,532 | 0.880 | 0.0497 |
| 2060 | 4,970,572 | 4,992,780 | 44,417 | 0.890 | 0.0500 |
| 2061 | 5,014,989 | 5,035,412 | 40,846 | 0.811 | 0.0503 |
| 2062 | 5,055,835 | 5,076,029 | 40,389 | 0.796 | 0.0506 |
| 2063 | 5,096,224 | 5,115,886 | 39,324 | 0.769 | 0.0509 |
| 2064 | 5,135,548 | 5,153,864 | 36,633 | 0.711 | 0.0511 |
| 2065 | 5,172,181 | 5,189,914 | 35,466 | 0.683 | 0.0514 |
| 2066 | 5,207,647 | 5,226,207 | 37,120 | 0.710 | 0.0516 |
| 2067 | 5,244,767 | 5,262,698 | 35,861 | 0.681 | 0.0519 |
| 2068 | 5,280,628 | 5,297,729 | 34,202 | 0.646 | 0.0522 |
| 2069 | 5,314,830 | 5,330,812 | 31,964 | 0.600 | 0.0524 |
| 2070 | 5,346,794 | 5,361,952 | 30,316 | 0.565 | 0.0526 |
| 2071 | 5,377,110 | 5,392,094 | 29,968 | 0.556 | 0.0528 |
| 2072 | 5,407,078 | 5,421,639 | 29,121 | 0.537 | 0.0531 |
| 2073 | 5,436,199 | 5,449,975 | 27,551 | 0.506 | 0.0533 |
| 2074 | 5,463,750 | 5,478,137 | 28,775 | 0.525 | 0.0535 |
| 2075 | 5,492,525 | 5,507,229 | 29,408 | 0.534 | 0.0537 |
| 2076 | 5,521,933 | 5,535,422 | 26,979 | 0.487 | 0.0540 |
| 2077 | 5,548,912 | 5,561,882 | 25,941 | 0.466 | 0.0542 |
| 2078 | 5,574,853 | 5,587,412 | 25,117 | 0.450 | 0.0544 |
| 2079 | 5,599,970 | 5,611,420 | 22,900 | 0.408 | 0.0546 |
| 2080 | 5,622,870 | 5,635,057 | 24,374 | 0.433 | 0.0548 |
| 2081 | 5,647,244 | 5,658,708 | 22,927 | 0.405 | 0.0550 |
| 2082 | 5,670,171 | 5,680,542 | 20,741 | 0.365 | 0.0552 |
| 2083 | 5,690,912 | 5,700,529 | 19,235 | 0.337 | 0.0554 |
| 2084 | 5,710,147 | 5,719,149 | 18,004 | 0.315 | 0.0556 |
| 2085 | 5,728,151 | 5,736,757 | 17,213 | 0.300 | 0.0558 |
| 2086 | 5,745,364 | 5,754,869 | 19,010 | 0.330 | 0.0559 |
| 2087 | 5,764,374 | 5,772,717 | 16,686 | 0.289 | 0.0561 |
| 2088 | 5,781,060 | 5,788,735 | 15,351 | 0.265 | 0.0563 |
| 2089 | 5,796,411 | 5,803,190 | 13,559 | 0.234 | 0.0565 |
| 2090 | 5,809,970 | 5,817,169 | 14,398 | 0.248 | 0.0566 |
| 2091 | 5,824,368 | 5,830,570 | 12,404 | 0.213 | 0.0568 |
| 2092 | 5,836,772 | 5,842,812 | 12,080 | 0.207 | 0.0570 |
| 2093 | 5,848,852 | 5,854,301 | 10,897 | 0.186 | 0.0571 |
| 2094 | 5,859,749 | 5,863,779 | 8,061 | 0.137 | 0.0572 |
| 2095 | 5,867,810 | 5,871,653 | 7,685 | 0.131 | 0.0574 |
| 2096 | 5,875,495 | 5,877,535 | 4,080 | 0.069 | 0.0575 |
| 2097 | 5,879,575 | 5,881,977 | 4,805 | 0.082 | 0.0576 |
| 2098 | 5,884,380 | 5,887,092 | 5,423 | 0.092 | 0.0577 |
| 2099 | 5,889,803 | 5,892,539 | 5,472 | 0.093 | 0.0578 |
| 2100 | 5,895,275 | 5,897,944 | 5,338 | 0.091 | 0.0579 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 511,768 | 514,591 | 5,646 | 1.097 | 0.0206 |
| 1951 | 517,414 | 520,391 | 5,954 | 1.144 | 0.0205 |
| 1952 | 523,368 | 526,634 | 6,532 | 1.240 | 0.0204 |
| 1953 | 529,900 | 533,230 | 6,659 | 1.249 | 0.0202 |
| 1954 | 536,559 | 540,015 | 6,912 | 1.280 | 0.0201 |
| 1955 | 543,471 | 547,082 | 7,221 | 1.320 | 0.0200 |
| 1956 | 550,692 | 554,558 | 7,731 | 1.394 | 0.0198 |
| 1957 | 558,423 | 562,591 | 8,336 | 1.482 | 0.0197 |
| 1958 | 566,759 | 571,335 | 9,152 | 1.602 | 0.0196 |
| 1959 | 575,911 | 580,919 | 10,017 | 1.724 | 0.0196 |
| 1960 | 585,928 | 591,465 | 11,073 | 1.872 | 0.0196 |
| 1961 | 597,001 | 603,067 | 12,131 | 2.012 | 0.0197 |
| 1962 | 609,132 | 615,759 | 13,254 | 2.153 | 0.0197 |
| 1963 | 622,386 | 629,589 | 14,406 | 2.288 | 0.0197 |
| 1964 | 636,792 | 644,530 | 15,477 | 2.401 | 0.0197 |
| 1965 | 652,269 | 660,558 | 16,578 | 2.510 | 0.0198 |
| 1966 | 668,847 | 677,655 | 17,617 | 2.600 | 0.0199 |
| 1967 | 686,464 | 696,045 | 19,162 | 2.753 | 0.0200 |
| 1968 | 705,626 | 715,542 | 19,831 | 2.772 | 0.0202 |
| 1969 | 725,457 | 736,120 | 21,325 | 2.897 | 0.0203 |
| 1970 | 746,782 | 757,868 | 22,172 | 2.926 | 0.0205 |
| 1971 | 768,954 | 780,584 | 23,260 | 2.980 | 0.0207 |
| 1972 | 792,214 | 804,399 | 24,369 | 3.030 | 0.0209 |
| 1973 | 816,583 | 828,928 | 24,690 | 2.979 | 0.0211 |
| 1974 | 841,273 | 854,320 | 26,094 | 3.055 | 0.0214 |
| 1975 | 867,367 | 881,032 | 27,330 | 3.102 | 0.0216 |
| 1976 | 894,697 | 906,566 | 23,738 | 2.619 | 0.0219 |
| 1977 | 918,435 | 931,104 | 25,338 | 2.721 | 0.0221 |
| 1978 | 943,773 | 947,269 | 6,992 | 0.738 | 0.0221 |
| 1979 | 950,765 | 962,825 | 24,120 | 2.505 | 0.0220 |
| 1980 | 974,885 | 981,434 | 13,099 | 1.335 | 0.0221 |
| 1981 | 987,984 | 992,500 | 9,033 | 0.910 | 0.0219 |
| 1982 | 997,017 | 1,010,308 | 26,583 | 2.631 | 0.0219 |
| 1983 | 1,023,600 | 1,037,511 | 27,822 | 2.682 | 0.0221 |
| 1984 | 1,051,422 | 1,065,989 | 29,135 | 2.733 | 0.0223 |
| 1985 | 1,080,557 | 1,096,890 | 32,666 | 2.978 | 0.0225 |
| 1986 | 1,113,223 | 1,131,081 | 35,715 | 3.158 | 0.0228 |
| 1987 | 1,148,938 | 1,167,889 | 37,901 | 3.246 | 0.0231 |
| 1988 | 1,186,839 | 1,209,696 | 45,714 | 3.779 | 0.0235 |
| 1989 | 1,232,553 | 1,288,947 | 112,789 | 8.756 | 0.0246 |
| 1990 | 1,345,342 | 1,369,303 | 47,921 | 3.500 | 0.0257 |
| 1991 | 1,393,263 | 1,415,684 | 44,841 | 3.168 | 0.0261 |
| 1992 | 1,438,104 | 1,461,322 | 46,436 | 3.178 | 0.0265 |
| 1993 | 1,484,540 | 1,508,697 | 48,315 | 3.203 | 0.0270 |
| 1994 | 1,532,855 | 1,556,304 | 46,898 | 3.014 | 0.0274 |
| 1995 | 1,579,753 | 1,602,170 | 44,835 | 2.799 | 0.0278 |
| 1996 | 1,624,588 | 1,646,103 | 43,031 | 2.614 | 0.0282 |
| 1997 | 1,667,619 | 1,689,264 | 43,289 | 2.563 | 0.0285 |
| 1998 | 1,710,908 | 1,732,745 | 43,673 | 2.521 | 0.0288 |
| 1999 | 1,754,581 | 1,776,368 | 43,574 | 2.453 | 0.0292 |
| 2000 | 1,798,155 | 1,818,647 | 40,984 | 2.254 | 0.0295 |
| 2001 | 1,839,139 | 1,857,048 | 35,818 | 1.929 | 0.0297 |
| 2002 | 1,874,957 | 1,889,970 | 30,027 | 1.589 | 0.0298 |
| 2003 | 1,904,984 | 1,917,464 | 24,959 | 1.302 | 0.0299 |
| 2004 | 1,929,943 | 1,942,082 | 24,278 | 1.250 | 0.0299 |
| 2005 | 1,954,221 | 1,966,582 | 24,721 | 1.257 | 0.0299 |
| 2006 | 1,978,942 | 1,991,888 | 25,891 | 1.300 | 0.0299 |
| 2007 | 2,004,833 | 2,018,600 | 27,534 | 1.364 | 0.0299 |
| 2008 | 2,032,367 | 2,047,056 | 29,378 | 1.435 | 0.0299 |
| 2009 | 2,061,745 | 2,077,394 | 31,297 | 1.507 | 0.0300 |
| 2010 | 2,093,042 | 2,109,811 | 33,537 | 1.590 | 0.0300 |
| 2011 | 2,126,579 | 2,146,325 | 39,492 | 1.840 | 0.0302 |
| 2012 | 2,166,071 | 2,194,654 | 57,166 | 2.605 | 0.0305 |
| 2013 | 2,223,237 | 2,252,508 | 58,541 | 2.599 | 0.0309 |
| 2014 | 2,281,778 | 2,312,139 | 60,721 | 2.626 | 0.0313 |
| 2015 | 2,342,499 | 2,374,300 | 63,601 | 2.679 | 0.0318 |
| 2016 | 2,406,100 | 2,439,213 | 66,226 | 2.715 | 0.0323 |
| 2017 | 2,472,326 | 2,506,853 | 69,054 | 2.755 | 0.0328 |
| 2018 | 2,541,380 | 2,577,327 | 71,893 | 2.790 | 0.0333 |
| 2019 | 2,613,273 | 2,650,494 | 74,443 | 2.809 | 0.0339 |
| 2020 | 2,687,716 | 2,728,762 | 82,091 | 3.009 | 0.0346 |
| 2021 | 2,769,807 | 2,810,548 | 81,481 | 2.899 | 0.0353 |
| 2022 | 2,851,288 | 2,889,662 | 76,749 | 2.656 | 0.0360 |
| 2023 | 2,928,037 | 2,963,095 | 70,116 | 2.366 | 0.0366 |