Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Namibia is 2,691,589 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Namibia is projected at 2,587,344 or 2.587 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Namibia is projected at 2,540,905 or 2.541 million people for the year 2020. Namibia ranks number 143th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Namibia is ranked 41st among 58 countries in Africa.
Namibia's population will be increased year by year. The Namibia population is projected to reach 3.01 million in 2030 and increase to 3.98 million in 2050 and 5.37 million by 2100. Namibia accounts for 0.033 percent of the world population. However, its global share increased by 0.021% in 1956 and is projected to increase by 0.049% by 2100.
Namibia was at 145th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline to 129th in 2100.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
2020 | 2,540,905 | 46,375 | 1.86 | 0.033 |
2021 | 2,587,344 | 46,439 | 1.83 | 0.033 |
2022 | 2,633,874 | 46,530 | 1.80 | 0.033 |
2023 | 2,680,490 | 46,616 | 1.77 | 0.033 |
2024 | 2,727,258 | 46,768 | 1.74 | 0.034 |
2025 | 2,774,200 | 46,942 | 1.72 | 0.034 |
2026 | 2,821,271 | 47,071 | 1.70 | 0.034 |
2027 | 2,868,439 | 47,168 | 1.67 | 0.034 |
2028 | 2,915,722 | 47,283 | 1.65 | 0.035 |
2029 | 2,963,188 | 47,466 | 1.63 | 0.035 |
2030 | 3,010,871 | 47,683 | 1.61 | 0.035 |
2031 | 3,058,774 | 47,903 | 1.59 | 0.035 |
2032 | 3,106,878 | 48,104 | 1.57 | 0.036 |
2033 | 3,155,163 | 48,285 | 1.55 | 0.036 |
2034 | 3,203,619 | 48,456 | 1.54 | 0.036 |
2035 | 3,252,235 | 48,616 | 1.52 | 0.037 |
2036 | 3,300,986 | 48,751 | 1.50 | 0.037 |
2037 | 3,349,858 | 48,872 | 1.48 | 0.037 |
2038 | 3,398,828 | 48,970 | 1.46 | 0.037 |
2039 | 3,447,878 | 49,050 | 1.44 | 0.038 |
2040 | 3,496,970 | 49,092 | 1.42 | 0.038 |
2041 | 3,546,078 | 49,108 | 1.40 | 0.038 |
2042 | 3,595,153 | 49,075 | 1.38 | 0.039 |
2043 | 3,644,166 | 49,013 | 1.36 | 0.039 |
2044 | 3,693,068 | 48,902 | 1.34 | 0.039 |
2045 | 3,741,831 | 48,763 | 1.32 | 0.039 |
2046 | 3,790,408 | 48,577 | 1.30 | 0.040 |
2047 | 3,838,739 | 48,331 | 1.28 | 0.040 |
2048 | 3,886,723 | 47,984 | 1.25 | 0.040 |
2049 | 3,934,216 | 47,493 | 1.22 | 0.041 |
2050 | 3,981,130 | 46,914 | 1.19 | 0.041 |
2051 | 4,027,400 | 46,270 | 1.16 | 0.041 |
2052 | 4,073,009 | 45,609 | 1.13 | 0.041 |
2053 | 4,117,900 | 44,891 | 1.10 | 0.042 |
2054 | 4,162,037 | 44,137 | 1.07 | 0.042 |
2055 | 4,205,403 | 43,366 | 1.04 | 0.042 |
2056 | 4,247,933 | 42,530 | 1.01 | 0.042 |
2057 | 4,289,641 | 41,708 | 0.98 | 0.043 |
2058 | 4,330,554 | 40,913 | 0.95 | 0.043 |
2059 | 4,370,732 | 40,178 | 0.93 | 0.043 |
2060 | 4,410,217 | 39,485 | 0.90 | 0.043 |
2061 | 4,449,023 | 38,806 | 0.88 | 0.044 |
2062 | 4,487,127 | 38,104 | 0.86 | 0.044 |
2063 | 4,524,510 | 37,383 | 0.83 | 0.044 |
2064 | 4,561,122 | 36,612 | 0.81 | 0.044 |
2065 | 4,596,967 | 35,845 | 0.79 | 0.045 |
2066 | 4,632,015 | 35,048 | 0.76 | 0.045 |
2067 | 4,666,286 | 34,271 | 0.74 | 0.045 |
2068 | 4,699,806 | 33,520 | 0.72 | 0.045 |
2069 | 4,732,593 | 32,787 | 0.70 | 0.045 |
2070 | 4,764,675 | 32,082 | 0.68 | 0.046 |
2071 | 4,796,052 | 31,377 | 0.66 | 0.046 |
2072 | 4,826,719 | 30,667 | 0.64 | 0.046 |
2073 | 4,856,679 | 29,960 | 0.62 | 0.046 |
2074 | 4,885,949 | 29,270 | 0.60 | 0.046 |
2075 | 4,914,540 | 28,591 | 0.59 | 0.046 |
2076 | 4,942,452 | 27,912 | 0.57 | 0.047 |
2077 | 4,969,663 | 27,211 | 0.55 | 0.047 |
2078 | 4,996,146 | 26,483 | 0.53 | 0.047 |
2079 | 5,021,861 | 25,715 | 0.51 | 0.047 |
2080 | 5,046,746 | 24,885 | 0.50 | 0.047 |
2081 | 5,070,802 | 24,056 | 0.48 | 0.047 |
2082 | 5,094,035 | 23,233 | 0.46 | 0.048 |
2083 | 5,116,439 | 22,404 | 0.44 | 0.048 |
2084 | 5,138,019 | 21,580 | 0.42 | 0.048 |
2085 | 5,158,793 | 20,774 | 0.40 | 0.048 |
2086 | 5,178,760 | 19,967 | 0.39 | 0.048 |
2087 | 5,197,912 | 19,152 | 0.37 | 0.048 |
2088 | 5,216,248 | 18,336 | 0.35 | 0.048 |
2089 | 5,233,767 | 17,519 | 0.34 | 0.048 |
2090 | 5,250,466 | 16,699 | 0.32 | 0.049 |
2091 | 5,266,348 | 15,882 | 0.30 | 0.049 |
2092 | 5,281,417 | 15,069 | 0.29 | 0.049 |
2093 | 5,295,683 | 14,266 | 0.27 | 0.049 |
2094 | 5,309,150 | 13,467 | 0.25 | 0.049 |
2095 | 5,321,825 | 12,675 | 0.24 | 0.049 |
2096 | 5,333,719 | 11,894 | 0.22 | 0.049 |
2097 | 5,344,827 | 11,108 | 0.21 | 0.049 |
2098 | 5,355,177 | 10,350 | 0.19 | 0.049 |
2099 | 5,364,760 | 9,583 | 0.18 | 0.049 |
2100 | 5,373,588 | 8,828 | 0.16 | 0.049 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
1950 | 514,384 | - | - | 0.020 |
1951 | 523,969 | 9,585 | 1.86 | 0.020 |
1952 | 534,162 | 10,193 | 1.95 | 0.020 |
1953 | 544,903 | 10,741 | 2.01 | 0.020 |
1954 | 556,138 | 11,235 | 2.06 | 0.020 |
1955 | 567,847 | 11,709 | 2.11 | 0.020 |
1956 | 580,023 | 12,176 | 2.14 | 0.021 |
1957 | 592,692 | 12,669 | 2.18 | 0.021 |
1958 | 605,900 | 13,208 | 2.23 | 0.021 |
1959 | 619,697 | 13,797 | 2.28 | 0.021 |
1960 | 634,142 | 14,445 | 2.33 | 0.021 |
1961 | 649,279 | 15,137 | 2.39 | 0.021 |
1962 | 665,115 | 15,836 | 2.44 | 0.021 |
1963 | 681,637 | 16,522 | 2.48 | 0.021 |
1964 | 698,796 | 17,159 | 2.52 | 0.021 |
1965 | 716,584 | 17,788 | 2.55 | 0.021 |
1966 | 734,867 | 18,283 | 2.55 | 0.022 |
1967 | 753,688 | 18,821 | 2.56 | 0.022 |
1968 | 773,422 | 19,734 | 2.62 | 0.022 |
1969 | 794,588 | 21,166 | 2.74 | 0.022 |
1970 | 817,469 | 22,881 | 2.88 | 0.022 |
1971 | 842,354 | 24,885 | 3.04 | 0.022 |
1972 | 868,958 | 26,604 | 3.16 | 0.023 |
1973 | 896,266 | 27,308 | 3.14 | 0.023 |
1974 | 922,903 | 26,637 | 2.97 | 0.023 |
1975 | 947,921 | 25,018 | 2.71 | 0.023 |
1976 | 971,121 | 23,200 | 2.45 | 0.023 |
1977 | 992,956 | 21,835 | 2.25 | 0.023 |
1978 | 1,014,057 | 21,101 | 2.13 | 0.024 |
1979 | 1,035,381 | 21,324 | 2.10 | 0.024 |
1980 | 1,057,727 | 22,346 | 2.16 | 0.024 |
1981 | 1,080,941 | 23,214 | 2.19 | 0.024 |
1982 | 1,105,104 | 24,163 | 2.24 | 0.024 |
1983 | 1,131,632 | 26,528 | 2.40 | 0.024 |
1984 | 1,162,279 | 30,647 | 2.71 | 0.024 |
1985 | 1,198,148 | 35,869 | 3.09 | 0.025 |
1986 | 1,239,928 | 41,780 | 3.49 | 0.025 |
1987 | 1,286,797 | 46,869 | 3.78 | 0.025 |
1988 | 1,336,536 | 49,739 | 3.87 | 0.026 |
1989 | 1,386,010 | 49,474 | 3.70 | 0.026 |
1990 | 1,432,905 | 46,895 | 3.38 | 0.027 |
1991 | 1,476,388 | 43,483 | 3.03 | 0.027 |
1992 | 1,516,958 | 40,570 | 2.75 | 0.028 |
1993 | 1,555,101 | 38,143 | 2.51 | 0.028 |
1994 | 1,591,822 | 36,721 | 2.36 | 0.028 |
1995 | 1,627,865 | 36,043 | 2.26 | 0.028 |
1996 | 1,663,378 | 35,513 | 2.18 | 0.029 |
1997 | 1,698,032 | 34,654 | 2.08 | 0.029 |
1998 | 1,731,639 | 33,607 | 1.98 | 0.029 |
1999 | 1,763,859 | 32,220 | 1.86 | 0.029 |
2000 | 1,794,571 | 30,712 | 1.74 | 0.029 |
2001 | 1,823,672 | 29,101 | 1.62 | 0.029 |
2002 | 1,851,523 | 27,851 | 1.53 | 0.029 |
2003 | 1,879,117 | 27,594 | 1.49 | 0.029 |
2004 | 1,907,745 | 28,628 | 1.52 | 0.030 |
2005 | 1,938,320 | 30,575 | 1.60 | 0.030 |
2006 | 1,971,317 | 32,997 | 1.70 | 0.030 |
2007 | 2,006,514 | 35,197 | 1.79 | 0.030 |
2008 | 2,043,394 | 36,880 | 1.84 | 0.030 |
2009 | 2,081,044 | 37,650 | 1.84 | 0.030 |
2010 | 2,118,874 | 37,830 | 1.82 | 0.030 |
2011 | 2,156,698 | 37,824 | 1.79 | 0.031 |
2012 | 2,194,783 | 38,085 | 1.77 | 0.031 |
2013 | 2,233,508 | 38,725 | 1.76 | 0.031 |
2014 | 2,273,423 | 39,915 | 1.79 | 0.031 |
2015 | 2,314,904 | 41,481 | 1.82 | 0.031 |
2016 | 2,358,044 | 43,140 | 1.86 | 0.032 |
2017 | 2,402,633 | 44,589 | 1.89 | 0.032 |
2018 | 2,448,301 | 45,668 | 1.90 | 0.032 |
2019 | 2,494,530 | 46,229 | 1.89 | 0.032 |