Demographics of Namibia
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 10 Mar 2025 |
As of 2025, the population of Namibia is projected at 3.09 million, compared to 3.03 million in 2024. It ranks 138th in the world by population and 41st in Africa. The population growth rate in 2025 is projected at 1.99 percent, the 50th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 1.51 million males and 1.58 million females in Namibia. The percentage of the male population is 48.83%, compared to 51.17% of the female population. Namibia has 72k more females than males. The sex ratio in Namibia in 2025 will be 95.444 males per 100 females. Namibia is in the 65th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 254,923 | 259,668 | 514,591 | 1.10 | 98.173 |
| 1955 | 266,554 | 280,527 | 547,082 | 1.32 | 95.019 |
| 1960 | 284,739 | 306,726 | 591,465 | 1.87 | 92.832 |
| 1965 | 317,187 | 343,371 | 660,558 | 2.51 | 92.374 |
| 1970 | 365,361 | 392,507 | 757,868 | 2.93 | 93.084 |
| 1975 | 426,313 | 454,719 | 881,032 | 3.10 | 93.753 |
| 1980 | 475,106 | 506,328 | 981,434 | 1.33 | 93.834 |
| 1985 | 528,721 | 568,168 | 1,096,890 | 2.98 | 93.057 |
| 1990 | 661,673 | 707,629 | 1,369,303 | 3.50 | 93.506 |
| 1995 | 774,150 | 828,020 | 1,602,170 | 2.80 | 93.494 |
| 2000 | 877,288 | 941,359 | 1,818,647 | 2.25 | 93.194 |
| 2005 | 950,437 | 1,016,144 | 1,966,582 | 1.26 | 93.534 |
| 2010 | 1,019,617 | 1,090,194 | 2,109,811 | 1.59 | 93.526 |
| 2015 | 1,152,649 | 1,221,651 | 2,374,300 | 2.68 | 94.352 |
| 2020 | 1,330,536 | 1,398,226 | 2,728,762 | 3.01 | 95.159 |
| 2021 | 1,371,399 | 1,439,149 | 2,810,548 | 2.90 | 95.292 |
| 2022 | 1,410,918 | 1,478,744 | 2,889,662 | 2.66 | 95.413 |
| 2023 | 1,447,110 | 1,515,986 | 2,963,095 | 2.37 | 95.457 |
| 2024 | 1,479,806 | 1,550,324 | 3,030,131 | 2.11 | 95.451 |
| 2025 | 1,510,359 | 1,582,458 | 3,092,816 | 1.99 | 95.444 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.949 | 19.785 | 5.614 |
| 1955 | 45.047 | 18.856 | 5.935 |
| 1960 | 48.529 | 17.767 | 6.243 |
| 1965 | 51.997 | 17.297 | 6.445 |
| 1970 | 54.686 | 16.957 | 6.520 |
| 1975 | 57.550 | 16.492 | 6.533 |
| 1980 | 56.572 | 15.521 | 6.238 |
| 1985 | 58.472 | 15.565 | 5.877 |
| 1990 | 61.359 | 17.265 | 5.398 |
| 1995 | 57.518 | 17.568 | 4.417 |
| 2000 | 52.946 | 17.953 | 3.991 |
| 2005 | 52.557 | 18.541 | 3.571 |
| 2010 | 56.093 | 19.429 | 3.657 |
| 2015 | 60.008 | 20.401 | 3.604 |
| 2020 | 64.071 | 20.775 | 3.349 |
| 2021 | 60.850 | 20.789 | 3.303 |
| 2022 | 64.190 | 20.825 | 3.248 |
| 2023 | 67.385 | 20.957 | 3.212 |
| 2024 | 67.516 | 21.146 | 3.211 |
| 2025 | 67.663 | 21.329 | 3.168 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 11,354 | 21,085 | 22.063 | 40.974 |
| 1955 | 11,017 | 22,780 | 20.138 | 41.638 |
| 1960 | 10,588 | 24,894 | 17.901 | 42.089 |
| 1965 | 10,348 | 28,250 | 15.666 | 42.767 |
| 1970 | 10,512 | 32,927 | 13.871 | 43.446 |
| 1975 | 10,634 | 38,517 | 12.070 | 43.718 |
| 1980 | 11,708 | 39,850 | 11.929 | 40.603 |
| 1985 | 11,458 | 42,033 | 10.445 | 38.320 |
| 1990 | 12,126 | 56,083 | 8.856 | 40.957 |
| 1995 | 16,082 | 55,199 | 10.037 | 34.453 |
| 2000 | 22,212 | 57,491 | 12.213 | 31.612 |
| 2005 | 24,743 | 57,653 | 12.582 | 29.316 |
| 2010 | 23,371 | 65,416 | 11.077 | 31.006 |
| 2015 | 21,969 | 72,815 | 9.253 | 30.668 |
| 2020 | 20,518 | 75,551 | 7.519 | 27.687 |
| 2021 | 25,786 | 75,946 | 9.175 | 27.022 |
| 2022 | 21,588 | 76,123 | 7.471 | 26.343 |
| 2023 | 18,279 | 76,715 | 6.169 | 25.890 |
| 2024 | 18,713 | 78,452 | 6.176 | 25.891 |
| 2025 | 19,121 | 78,688 | 6.183 | 25.442 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 65,067 | 420,207 | 13.408 |
| 1955 | 83,453 | 454,061 | 15.526 |
| 1960 | 107,909 | 494,635 | 17.909 |
| 1965 | 136,750 | 545,801 | 20.035 |
| 1970 | 173,960 | 606,424 | 22.292 |
| 1975 | 213,999 | 690,840 | 23.651 |
| 1980 | 253,837 | 758,835 | 25.066 |
| 1985 | 302,761 | 845,541 | 26.366 |
| 1990 | 391,253 | 1,023,439 | 27.656 |
| 1995 | 493,517 | 1,161,842 | 29.813 |
| 2000 | 614,845 | 1,284,412 | 32.373 |
| 2005 | 744,428 | 1,287,768 | 36.632 |
| 2010 | 904,380 | 1,268,790 | 41.616 |
| 2015 | 1,137,588 | 1,287,973 | 46.900 |
| 2020 | 1,403,099 | 1,293,438 | 52.033 |
| 2021 | 1,458,300 | 1,292,950 | 53.005 |
| 2022 | 1,513,974 | 1,291,955 | 53.956 |
| 2023 | 1,570,077 | 1,290,516 | 54.886 |
| 2024 | 1,626,604 | 1,288,724 | 55.795 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 199,826 | 199,095 | 398,921 | 12.90 | 100.367 |
| 05-09 | 195,353 | 197,055 | 392,408 | 12.69 | 99.136 |
| 10-14 | 169,683 | 172,526 | 342,209 | 11.06 | 98.352 |
| 15-19 | 145,274 | 146,019 | 291,293 | 9.42 | 99.490 |
| 20-24 | 130,247 | 128,078 | 258,325 | 8.35 | 101.693 |
| 25-29 | 129,879 | 130,894 | 260,773 | 8.43 | 99.225 |
| 30-34 | 122,091 | 128,180 | 250,271 | 8.09 | 95.250 |
| 35-39 | 100,468 | 106,308 | 206,775 | 6.69 | 94.507 |
| 40-44 | 82,910 | 87,674 | 170,584 | 5.52 | 94.566 |
| 45-49 | 68,402 | 70,391 | 138,793 | 4.49 | 97.174 |
| 50-54 | 53,876 | 57,260 | 111,135 | 3.59 | 94.090 |
| 55-59 | 39,304 | 45,882 | 85,186 | 2.75 | 85.663 |
| 60-64 | 29,468 | 39,362 | 68,831 | 2.23 | 74.864 |
| 65-69 | 20,119 | 29,185 | 49,304 | 1.59 | 68.936 |
| 70-74 | 11,909 | 18,965 | 30,875 | 1.00 | 62.795 |
| 75-79 | 6,918 | 12,877 | 19,795 | 0.64 | 53.724 |
| 80-84 | 3,263 | 7,527 | 10,789 | 0.35 | 43.351 |
| 85-89 | 1,087 | 3,531 | 4,618 | 0.15 | 30.784 |
| 90-94 | 246 | 1,280 | 1,526 | 0.05 | 19.219 |
| 95-99 | 35 | 319 | 353 | 0.01 | 10.972 |
| 100+ | 2 | 51 | 52 | 0.00 | 3.922 |
| Total | 1,510,360 | 1,582,459 | 3,092,816 | 95.444 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio