Namibia Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Namibia rural population for 2022 was 1,181,955, a 0.6% decline from 2021.
  • Namibia rural population for 2021 was 1,189,044, a 0.41% decline from 2020.
  • Namibia rural population for 2020 was 1,193,946, a 0.32% decline from 2019.
  • Namibia rural population for 2019 was 1,197,828, a 0.35% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Russia 35,708,054
Thailand 33,777,188
Brazil 26,795,765
Mexico 23,843,271
Iran 20,537,534
Turkey 19,609,710
South Africa 18,965,399
Iraq 12,746,359
Algeria 11,328,186
Colombia 9,311,387
Romania 8,627,368
Kazakhstan 8,243,190
Guatemala 8,216,182
Malaysia 7,393,781
Peru 7,249,838
Ecuador 6,377,754
Azerbaijan 4,357,959
Venezuela 3,289,223
Turkmenistan 2,990,694
Serbia 2,915,423
Cuba 2,533,843
Paraguay 2,521,216
Dominican Republic 1,813,679
Belarus 1,811,720
Bosnia 1,621,904
Bulgaria 1,528,155
Libya 1,273,772
Jamaica 1,215,546
Namibia 1,181,955
Armenia 1,012,841
Albania 1,004,807
Costa Rica 930,373
Jordan 922,394
North Macedonia 841,220
Mauritius 747,287
Botswana 730,591
Guyana 590,192
Lebanon 589,488
Equatorial Guinea 435,309
Fiji 388,373
Maldives 306,227
Gabon 221,340
Belize 217,242
Suriname 208,236
Montenegro 196,160
Samoa 183,207
St. Lucia 145,594
Tonga 82,147
Grenada 79,192
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,946
Dominica 20,585
Marshall Islands 8,929
American Samoa 5,669
Tuvalu 3,900
Nauru 0
Namibia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 1,181,955 46.04 -0.60%
2021 1,189,044 47.00 -0.41%
2020 1,193,946 47.97 -0.32%
2019 1,197,828 48.96 -0.35%
2018 1,202,070 49.97 -0.31%
2017 1,205,794 51.00 -0.27%
2016 1,209,049 52.04 -0.25%
2015 1,212,116 53.10 -0.25%
2014 1,215,123 54.17 -0.23%
2013 1,217,860 55.24 -0.21%
2012 1,220,437 56.31 -0.22%
2011 1,223,174 57.36 -0.20%
2010 1,225,638 58.38 -0.22%
2009 1,228,323 59.40 -0.25%
2008 1,231,347 60.40 -0.30%
2007 1,235,096 61.40 -0.35%
2006 1,239,414 62.39 -0.36%
2005 1,243,828 63.37 -0.31%
2004 1,247,697 64.33 -0.23%
2003 1,250,600 65.29 -0.02%
2002 1,250,846 66.23 0.41%
2001 1,245,683 67.10 1.25%
2000 1,230,230 67.63 1.50%
1999 1,211,878 68.15 1.65%
1998 1,191,992 68.67 1.75%
1997 1,171,334 69.18 1.85%
1996 1,149,832 69.68 2.03%
1995 1,126,761 70.19 2.26%
1994 1,101,574 70.68 2.47%
1993 1,074,655 71.18 2.56%
1992 1,047,503 71.66 2.62%
1991 1,020,391 72.08 2.98%
1990 990,397 72.34 5.73%
1989 935,203 72.61 6.07%
1988 880,160 72.86 3.23%
1987 852,197 73.12 2.92%
1986 827,707 73.38 2.78%
1985 805,049 73.63 2.56%
1984 784,676 73.89 2.42%
1983 765,919 74.14 2.37%
1982 747,996 74.39 1.48%
1981 737,040 74.65 0.77%
1980 731,351 74.93 1.55%
1979 720,126 75.22 1.23%
1978 711,293 75.51 1.33%
1977 701,898 75.79 2.29%
1976 686,039 76.07 2.48%
1975 669,254 76.35 2.71%
1974 651,391 76.63 2.65%
1973 634,362 76.90 2.64%
1972 617,839 77.17 2.64%
1971 601,713 77.44 2.60%
1970 586,281 77.71 2.34%
1969 572,732 78.15 2.24%
1968 560,060 78.61 2.17%
1967 548,012 79.07 2.10%
1966 536,629 79.52 1.99%
1965 526,079 79.97 1.89%
1964 516,211 80.40 1.78%
1963 507,093 80.83 1.66%
1962 498,731 81.25 1.53%
1961 491,159 81.67 1.37%
1960 484,485 82.09 %