Namibia Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Namibia population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Namibia in 2024 is 2,645,805, a 1.6% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Namibia in 2023 was 2,604,172, a 1.45% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Namibia in 2022 was 2,567,012, a 1.46% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Namibia in 2021 was 2,530,151, a 1.65% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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South Africa 61,020,221
Colombia 52,340,774
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Romania 19,618,996
Ecuador 18,377,367
Guatemala 18,358,430
Dominican Republic 11,434,005
Jordan 11,384,922
Cuba 11,174,587
Azerbaijan 10,462,904
Belarus 9,455,037
Serbia 7,097,028
Libya 6,964,197
Paraguay 6,947,270
Bulgaria 6,618,615
Turkmenistan 6,598,071
Costa Rica 5,246,714
Lebanon 5,219,044
Albania 2,826,020
Jamaica 2,824,738
Armenia 2,777,979
Botswana 2,719,694
Namibia 2,645,805
Gabon 2,484,557
North Macedonia 2,082,706
Equatorial Guinea 1,754,993
Mauritius 1,301,978
Fiji 943,072
Guyana 819,594
Suriname 628,785
Montenegro 626,102
Maldives 517,887
Belize 416,656
Samoa 228,966
Grenada 126,887
Tonga 108,683
Dominica 73,368
American Samoa 43,544
Marshall Islands 42,415
Nauru 12,884
Tuvalu 11,478
Namibia - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2024 2,645,805 1.60%
2023 2,604,172 1.45%
2022 2,567,012 1.46%
2021 2,530,151 1.65%
2020 2,489,098 1.74%
2019 2,446,644 1.70%
2018 2,405,680 1.74%
2017 2,364,534 1.77%
2016 2,323,352 1.78%
2015 2,282,704 1.77%
2014 2,243,001 1.75%
2013 2,204,510 1.71%
2012 2,167,470 1.65%
2011 2,132,340 1.58%
2010 2,099,271 1.52%
2009 2,067,919 1.44%
2008 2,038,552 1.35%
2007 2,011,492 1.26%
2006 1,986,558 1.21%
2005 1,962,865 1.21%
2004 1,939,406 1.25%
2003 1,915,425 1.42%
2002 1,888,525 1.73%
2001 1,856,402 2.05%
2000 1,819,141 2.30%
1999 1,778,277 2.44%
1998 1,735,953 2.52%
1997 1,693,242 2.62%
1996 1,650,066 2.78%
1995 1,605,370 3.01%
1994 1,558,449 3.22%
1993 1,509,834 3.29%
1992 1,461,687 3.25%
1991 1,415,617 3.40%
1990 1,369,011 6.28%
1989 1,288,070 6.63%
1988 1,207,949 3.65%
1987 1,165,430 3.32%
1986 1,127,989 3.17%
1985 1,093,311 2.95%
1984 1,061,995 2.80%
1983 1,033,085 2.74%
1982 1,005,520 1.84%
1981 987,394 1.17%
1980 975,994 1.95%
1979 957,334 1.63%
1978 942,023 1.72%
1977 926,109 2.69%
1976 901,840 2.88%
1975 876,572 3.12%
1974 850,091 3.05%
1973 824,918 3.04%
1972 800,610 3.04%
1971 776,995 2.99%
1970 754,467 2.95%
1969 732,881 2.87%
1968 712,427 2.79%
1967 693,063 2.70%
1966 674,818 2.57%
1965 657,887 2.47%
1964 642,054 2.34%
1963 627,358 2.21%
1962 613,808 2.06%
1961 601,424 1.91%
1960 590,181 1.75%
1959 580,030 1.61%
1958 570,845 1.49%
1957 562,452 1.40%
1956 554,699 1.33%
1955 547,430 1.29%
1954 540,483 1.26%
1953 533,747 1.25%
1952 527,153 1.21%
1951 520,828 1.18%
1950 514,774 0.00%