Namibia Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Namibia population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Namibia in 2020 is 3.08 people per square kilometer, a 1.86% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Namibia in 2019 was 3.03 people per square kilometer, a 1.89% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Namibia in 2018 was 2.97 people per square kilometer, a 1.9% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Namibia in 2017 was 2.91 people per square kilometer, a 1.89% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Maldives | 1,801.81 |
| Lebanon | 653.15 |
| Mauritius | 623.42 |
| Nauru | 541.20 |
| Tuvalu | 393.07 |
| Grenada | 330.95 |
| Marshall Islands | 328.83 |
| American Samoa | 275.96 |
| Jamaica | 269.44 |
| Dominican Republic | 222.89 |
| Guatemala | 164.53 |
| China | 150.51 |
| Tonga | 140.93 |
| Thailand | 136.03 |
| Azerbaijan | 117.08 |
| Jordan | 114.23 |
| Turkey | 107.39 |
| Cuba | 103.08 |
| Albania | 100.10 |
| Costa Rica | 99.69 |
| Armenia | 99.64 |
| Serbia | 98.88 |
| Malaysia | 97.98 |
| Dominica | 95.98 |
| Iraq | 92.45 |
| North Macedonia | 81.03 |
| Romania | 80.70 |
| Samoa | 69.86 |
| Ecuador | 68.82 |
| Mexico | 65.64 |
| Bulgaria | 62.60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50.02 |
| Fiji | 49.07 |
| South Africa | 48.65 |
| Iran | 48.13 |
| Belarus | 45.52 |
| Montenegro | 45.48 |
| Colombia | 44.57 |
| Venezuela | 31.18 |
| Peru | 25.65 |
| Brazil | 24.96 |
| Algeria | 18.41 |
| Paraguay | 17.54 |
| Belize | 17.31 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.36 |
| Russia | 8.54 |
| Gabon | 8.32 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.89 |
| Botswana | 4.04 |
| Libya | 3.91 |
| Guyana | 3.66 |
| Suriname | 3.58 |
| Namibia | 3.08 |
| Namibia - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 3.08 | 1.86% |
| 2019 | 3.03 | 1.89% |
| 2018 | 2.97 | 1.90% |
| 2017 | 2.91 | 1.89% |
| 2016 | 2.86 | 1.86% |
| 2015 | 2.81 | 1.82% |
| 2014 | 2.76 | 1.79% |
| 2013 | 2.71 | 1.76% |
| 2012 | 2.66 | 1.77% |
| 2011 | 2.62 | 1.79% |
| 2010 | 2.57 | 1.82% |
| 2009 | 2.52 | 1.84% |
| 2008 | 2.48 | 1.84% |
| 2007 | 2.43 | 1.79% |
| 2006 | 2.39 | 1.70% |
| 2005 | 2.35 | 1.60% |
| 2004 | 2.31 | 1.52% |
| 2003 | 2.28 | 1.49% |
| 2002 | 2.25 | 1.53% |
| 2001 | 2.21 | 1.62% |
| 2000 | 2.18 | 1.74% |
| 1999 | 2.14 | 1.86% |
| 1998 | 2.10 | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 2.06 | 2.08% |
| 1996 | 2.02 | 2.18% |
| 1995 | 1.97 | 2.26% |
| 1994 | 1.93 | 2.36% |
| 1993 | 1.89 | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 1.84 | 2.75% |
| 1991 | 1.79 | 3.03% |
| 1990 | 1.74 | 3.38% |
| 1989 | 1.68 | 3.70% |
| 1988 | 1.62 | 3.87% |
| 1987 | 1.56 | 3.78% |
| 1986 | 1.50 | 3.49% |
| 1985 | 1.45 | 3.09% |
| 1984 | 1.41 | 2.71% |
| 1983 | 1.37 | 2.40% |
| 1982 | 1.34 | 2.24% |
| 1981 | 1.31 | 2.19% |
| 1980 | 1.28 | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 1.26 | 2.10% |
| 1978 | 1.23 | 2.13% |
| 1977 | 1.20 | 2.25% |
| 1976 | 1.18 | 2.45% |
| 1975 | 1.15 | 2.71% |
| 1974 | 1.12 | 2.97% |
| 1973 | 1.09 | 3.14% |
| 1972 | 1.05 | 3.16% |
| 1971 | 1.02 | 3.04% |
| 1970 | 0.99 | 2.88% |
| 1969 | 0.96 | 2.74% |
| 1968 | 0.94 | 2.62% |
| 1967 | 0.91 | 2.56% |
| 1966 | 0.89 | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 0.87 | 2.55% |
| 1964 | 0.85 | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 0.83 | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 0.81 | 2.44% |
| 1961 | 0.79 | 2.39% |
| 1960 | 0.77 | 2.33% |
| 1959 | 0.75 | 2.28% |
| 1958 | 0.74 | 2.23% |
| 1957 | 0.72 | 2.18% |
| 1956 | 0.70 | 2.14% |
| 1955 | 0.69 | 2.11% |
| 1954 | 0.67 | 2.06% |
| 1953 | 0.66 | 2.01% |
| 1952 | 0.65 | 1.95% |
| 1951 | 0.64 | 1.86% |
| 1950 | 0.62 | 0.00% |
