Population of Namibia

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date10 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.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Namibia population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20242,998,1533,030,13163,9562.1110.0371
20253,062,1093,092,81661,4151.9860.0376
20263,123,5243,153,24659,4441.8850.0380
20273,182,9683,212,90559,8731.8640.0384
20283,242,8413,272,16358,6441.7920.0388
20293,301,4853,330,80558,6411.7610.0392
20303,360,1263,389,95859,6641.7600.0396
20313,419,7903,449,49659,4121.7220.0400
20323,479,2023,508,23758,0701.6550.0403
20333,537,2723,565,34156,1391.5750.0407
20343,593,4113,621,82156,8201.5690.0410
20353,650,2313,678,88057,2971.5570.0414
20363,707,5283,735,93056,8051.5210.0418
20373,764,3333,792,79656,9251.5010.0421
20383,821,2583,850,30158,0861.5090.0425
20393,879,3443,907,18055,6731.4250.0428
20403,935,0173,962,40554,7761.3820.0432
20413,989,7934,017,67855,7711.3880.0435
20424,045,5644,073,35755,5861.3650.0439
20434,101,1504,129,57056,8401.3760.0442
20444,157,9904,186,10456,2281.3430.0446
20454,214,2184,243,35058,2631.3730.0450
20464,272,4814,299,96154,9601.2780.0453
20474,327,4414,355,49856,1141.2880.0457
20484,383,5554,409,44951,7891.1750.0460
20494,435,3444,460,50250,3151.1280.0464
20504,485,6594,512,30153,2831.1810.0467
20514,538,9424,564,90651,9281.1380.0470
20524,590,8704,616,27150,8031.1010.0474
20534,641,6734,666,78650,2261.0760.0477
20544,691,8994,716,09448,3901.0260.0481
20554,740,2894,764,87249,1651.0320.0484
20564,789,4544,812,92746,9470.9750.0487
20574,836,4014,859,14845,4940.9360.0490
20584,881,8954,904,46745,1450.9200.0494
20594,927,0404,948,80643,5320.8800.0497
20604,970,5724,992,78044,4170.8900.0500
20615,014,9895,035,41240,8460.8110.0503
20625,055,8355,076,02940,3890.7960.0506
20635,096,2245,115,88639,3240.7690.0509
20645,135,5485,153,86436,6330.7110.0511
20655,172,1815,189,91435,4660.6830.0514
20665,207,6475,226,20737,1200.7100.0516
20675,244,7675,262,69835,8610.6810.0519
20685,280,6285,297,72934,2020.6460.0522
20695,314,8305,330,81231,9640.6000.0524
20705,346,7945,361,95230,3160.5650.0526
20715,377,1105,392,09429,9680.5560.0528
20725,407,0785,421,63929,1210.5370.0531
20735,436,1995,449,97527,5510.5060.0533
20745,463,7505,478,13728,7750.5250.0535
20755,492,5255,507,22929,4080.5340.0537
20765,521,9335,535,42226,9790.4870.0540
20775,548,9125,561,88225,9410.4660.0542
20785,574,8535,587,41225,1170.4500.0544
20795,599,9705,611,42022,9000.4080.0546
20805,622,8705,635,05724,3740.4330.0548
20815,647,2445,658,70822,9270.4050.0550
20825,670,1715,680,54220,7410.3650.0552
20835,690,9125,700,52919,2350.3370.0554
20845,710,1475,719,14918,0040.3150.0556
20855,728,1515,736,75717,2130.3000.0558
20865,745,3645,754,86919,0100.3300.0559
20875,764,3745,772,71716,6860.2890.0561
20885,781,0605,788,73515,3510.2650.0563
20895,796,4115,803,19013,5590.2340.0565
20905,809,9705,817,16914,3980.2480.0566
20915,824,3685,830,57012,4040.2130.0568
20925,836,7725,842,81212,0800.2070.0570
20935,848,8525,854,30110,8970.1860.0571
20945,859,7495,863,7798,0610.1370.0572
20955,867,8105,871,6537,6850.1310.0574
20965,875,4955,877,5354,0800.0690.0575
20975,879,5755,881,9774,8050.0820.0576
20985,884,3805,887,0925,4230.0920.0577
20995,889,8035,892,5395,4720.0930.0578
21005,895,2755,897,9445,3380.0910.0579

Namibia population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950511,768514,5915,6461.0970.0206
1951517,414520,3915,9541.1440.0205
1952523,368526,6346,5321.2400.0204
1953529,900533,2306,6591.2490.0202
1954536,559540,0156,9121.2800.0201
1955543,471547,0827,2211.3200.0200
1956550,692554,5587,7311.3940.0198
1957558,423562,5918,3361.4820.0197
1958566,759571,3359,1521.6020.0196
1959575,911580,91910,0171.7240.0196
1960585,928591,46511,0731.8720.0196
1961597,001603,06712,1312.0120.0197
1962609,132615,75913,2542.1530.0197
1963622,386629,58914,4062.2880.0197
1964636,792644,53015,4772.4010.0197
1965652,269660,55816,5782.5100.0198
1966668,847677,65517,6172.6000.0199
1967686,464696,04519,1622.7530.0200
1968705,626715,54219,8312.7720.0202
1969725,457736,12021,3252.8970.0203
1970746,782757,86822,1722.9260.0205
1971768,954780,58423,2602.9800.0207
1972792,214804,39924,3693.0300.0209
1973816,583828,92824,6902.9790.0211
1974841,273854,32026,0943.0550.0214
1975867,367881,03227,3303.1020.0216
1976894,697906,56623,7382.6190.0219
1977918,435931,10425,3382.7210.0221
1978943,773947,2696,9920.7380.0221
1979950,765962,82524,1202.5050.0220
1980974,885981,43413,0991.3350.0221
1981987,984992,5009,0330.9100.0219
1982997,0171,010,30826,5832.6310.0219
19831,023,6001,037,51127,8222.6820.0221
19841,051,4221,065,98929,1352.7330.0223
19851,080,5571,096,89032,6662.9780.0225
19861,113,2231,131,08135,7153.1580.0228
19871,148,9381,167,88937,9013.2460.0231
19881,186,8391,209,69645,7143.7790.0235
19891,232,5531,288,947112,7898.7560.0246
19901,345,3421,369,30347,9213.5000.0257
19911,393,2631,415,68444,8413.1680.0261
19921,438,1041,461,32246,4363.1780.0265
19931,484,5401,508,69748,3153.2030.0270
19941,532,8551,556,30446,8983.0140.0274
19951,579,7531,602,17044,8352.7990.0278
19961,624,5881,646,10343,0312.6140.0282
19971,667,6191,689,26443,2892.5630.0285
19981,710,9081,732,74543,6732.5210.0288
19991,754,5811,776,36843,5742.4530.0292
20001,798,1551,818,64740,9842.2540.0295
20011,839,1391,857,04835,8181.9290.0297
20021,874,9571,889,97030,0271.5890.0298
20031,904,9841,917,46424,9591.3020.0299
20041,929,9431,942,08224,2781.2500.0299
20051,954,2211,966,58224,7211.2570.0299
20061,978,9421,991,88825,8911.3000.0299
20072,004,8332,018,60027,5341.3640.0299
20082,032,3672,047,05629,3781.4350.0299
20092,061,7452,077,39431,2971.5070.0300
20102,093,0422,109,81133,5371.5900.0300
20112,126,5792,146,32539,4921.8400.0302
20122,166,0712,194,65457,1662.6050.0305
20132,223,2372,252,50858,5412.5990.0309
20142,281,7782,312,13960,7212.6260.0313
20152,342,4992,374,30063,6012.6790.0318
20162,406,1002,439,21366,2262.7150.0323
20172,472,3262,506,85369,0542.7550.0328
20182,541,3802,577,32771,8932.7900.0333
20192,613,2732,650,49474,4432.8090.0339
20202,687,7162,728,76282,0913.0090.0346
20212,769,8072,810,54881,4812.8990.0353
20222,851,2882,889,66276,7492.6560.0360
20232,928,0372,963,09570,1162.3660.0366