Population in Namibia

Population and total fertility rate (births per woman), yearly, for about 200 countries (UN estimates). All figures for Namibia

Latest population in Namibia
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Population	3,092,816 people	2025	81st lowest of 216	−3,685,507 people	Lowest 9,492 peopleHighest 1,463,865,525 people
Fertility rate	3.21 births per woman	2024	50th highest of 216	+1.31 births per woman	Lowest 0.58 births per womanHighest 6.03 births per woman

Where Namibia stands

Every country with data, highest first

Population (people) · 81st lowest of 216

India1,463,865,525
China1,406,585,000
United States341,784,857
Indonesia285,721,236
Pakistan255,219,554
Nigeria237,527,782
Brazil212,812,405
Bangladesh175,686,899
Russia143,513,328
Ethiopia135,472,051
… 125 more
Namibia3,092,816
… 70 more
Liechtenstein41,024
Gibraltar40,126
British Virgin Islands39,732
Monaco38,341
Marshall Islands36,282
San Marino34,109
Saint Martin24,941
Palau17,663
Nauru12,025
Tuvalu9,492

Population

All 66 values: Population

Period	people
2025	3,092,816
2024	3,030,131
2023	2,963,095
2022	2,889,662
2021	2,810,548
2020	2,728,762
2019	2,650,494
2018	2,577,327
2017	2,506,853
2016	2,439,213
2015	2,374,300
2014	2,312,139
2013	2,252,508
2012	2,194,654
2011	2,146,325
2010	2,109,811
2009	2,077,394
2008	2,047,056
2007	2,018,600
2006	1,991,888
2005	1,966,582
2004	1,942,082
2003	1,917,464
2002	1,889,970
2001	1,857,048
2000	1,818,647
1999	1,776,368
1998	1,732,745
1997	1,689,264
1996	1,646,103
1995	1,602,170
1994	1,556,304
1993	1,508,697
1992	1,461,322
1991	1,415,684
1990	1,369,303
1989	1,288,947
1988	1,209,696
1987	1,167,889
1986	1,131,081
1985	1,096,890
1984	1,065,989
1983	1,037,511
1982	1,010,308
1981	992,500
1980	981,434
1979	962,825
1978	947,269
1977	931,104
1976	906,566
1975	881,032
1974	854,320
1973	828,928
1972	804,399
1971	780,584
1970	757,868
1969	736,120
1968	715,542
1967	696,045
1966	677,655
1965	660,558
1964	644,530
1963	629,589
1962	615,759
1961	603,067
1960	591,465

Fertility rate

All 65 values: Fertility rate

Period	births per woman
2024	3.21
2023	3.21
2022	3.25
2021	3.30
2020	3.35
2019	3.40
2018	3.46
2017	3.51
2016	3.57
2015	3.60
2014	3.64
2013	3.65
2012	3.68
2011	3.66
2010	3.66
2009	3.63
2008	3.62
2007	3.61
2006	3.60
2005	3.57
2004	3.55
2003	3.58
2002	3.69
2001	3.83
2000	3.99
1999	4.14
1998	4.18
1997	4.17
1996	4.20
1995	4.42
1994	4.68
1993	4.91
1992	5.11
1991	5.29
1990	5.40
1989	5.52
1988	5.61
1987	5.70
1986	5.79
1985	5.88
1984	5.94
1983	6.00
1982	6.08
1981	6.16
1980	6.24
1979	6.31
1978	6.38
1977	6.44
1976	6.49
1975	6.53
1974	6.55
1973	6.54
1972	6.53
1971	6.52
1970	6.52
1969	6.51
1968	6.50
1967	6.49
1966	6.47
1965	6.45
1964	6.43
1963	6.41
1962	6.35
1961	6.29
1960	6.24

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allfigures, “Population, Namibia, 2025: 3,092,816 people”. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/population/namibia, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators), licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.