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Population state · Growing

Namibia

Africa · Southern Africa · NAM · NA
Population state
Growing
current run since 1950 · projected 2024
Fertility
3.21
186 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
World population rank
139
of 237
Regional population rank
41
of 58 in Africa
Population
3.03m
Annual change
+63,956
Natural change
+59,739
Migrant share
3.8%
Peak population · projected 2100 Deaths exceed births · not in this year Working-age peak · not reached Support ratio · 16.16 people 15–64 per person 65+
ANNUAL COMPONENTS · 2024 PROJECTED

What drives population change?

Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.

Migration contribution Adds to growth

Positive net migration adds to natural growth.

Namibia, 2024 projected: natural change +59,739 people, net migration +4,211, WPP adjustment +6, total population change +63,956. Positive net migration adds to natural growth.

Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a +6-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.

SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1 · migration-contribution-v1
Transformsite/src/lib/migration-contribution.ts
Raw file SHA-25698e34d9b65b53858cd08a57a566e45050b08093ad85ba5714fe6fbd78055ae6d
Measurement universeOne canonical country or area; annual natural change, net migration, WPP adjustment, and total population change use the same source row.
Reference time2024 projected annual components; estimates run through 2023.
UnitPeople per year.
Evidence status2024 WPP medium-variant projection.
GROWING · STATE-SPECIFIC EVIDENCE

Growth in this series

75 source years · since 1950 Growing cohort
Current run
Since 1950
75 consecutive years · projected 2024
Latest annual gain
+63,956
2.11% of 2024 population
Series maximum
not established in this series
Still rising at the 2100 horizon of this release.
AGE STRUCTURE · 2023
PROJECTED PATH · WPP 2024 MEDIUM VARIANT
YearPopulationAnnual changeFertility
20243.03m+63,9563.21
20504.51m+53,2832.43
20805.64m+24,3742.04
21005.90m+5,3381.91

Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.

AGE BALANCE · 1950–2100

Youth and older population

Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.

First annual crossover
Not reached by 2100
Rule
65+ strictly exceeds under 18

Namibia annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 44.8% in 1950 to 43.0% in 2023 and 22.5% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 4.1% to 3.6% and 17.8%. First annual crossover: Not reached by 2100. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.

Youth and older population in Namibia, 1950 to 2100 Namibia annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 44.8% in 1950 to 43.0% in 2023 and 22.5% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 4.1% to 3.6% and 17.8%. First annual crossover: Not reached by 2100. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024. 0% 20% 40% 60% 1950 1975 2000 2023 2050 2075 2100 ESTIMATES · THROUGH 2023 WPP MEDIUM PROJECTION UNDER 18 · 22.5% 65+ · 17.8%
1950
Under 18 · 44.8%65+ · 4.1%
2023 observed
Under 18 · 43.0%65+ · 3.6%
2100 projected
Under 18 · 22.5%65+ · 17.8%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
Namibia under-18 and 65+ population history
YearEvidenceUnder 18Share65+Share
1950 observed 230,491 44.8% 21,171 4.1%
1951 observed 234,745 45.1% 21,797 4.2%
1952 observed 239,435 45.5% 22,459 4.3%
1953 observed 244,464 45.8% 23,112 4.3%
1954 observed 249,783 46.3% 23,693 4.4%
1955 observed 255,368 46.7% 24,193 4.4%
1956 observed 261,203 47.1% 24,605 4.4%
1957 observed 267,264 47.5% 24,955 4.4%
1958 observed 273,581 47.9% 25,265 4.4%
1959 observed 280,164 48.2% 25,606 4.4%
1960 observed 287,008 48.5% 26,013 4.4%
1961 observed 294,125 48.8% 26,473 4.4%
1962 observed 301,546 49.0% 26,984 4.4%
1963 observed 309,357 49.1% 27,547 4.4%
1964 observed 317,578 49.3% 28,162 4.4%
1965 observed 326,300 49.4% 28,807 4.4%
1966 observed 335,710 49.5% 29,497 4.4%
1967 observed 345,681 49.7% 30,233 4.3%
1968 observed 356,262 49.8% 31,004 4.3%
1969 observed 367,615 49.9% 31,761 4.3%
1970 observed 379,576 50.1% 32,500 4.3%
1971 observed 392,183 50.2% 33,215 4.3%
1972 observed 405,483 50.4% 33,918 4.2%
1973 observed 419,461 50.6% 34,613 4.2%
1974 observed 434,115 50.8% 35,329 4.1%
1975 observed 449,443 51.0% 36,096 4.1%
1976 observed 464,904 51.3% 36,910 4.1%
1977 observed 480,305 51.6% 37,759 4.1%
1978 observed 494,270 52.2% 38,628 4.1%
1979 observed 507,628 52.7% 39,507 4.1%
1980 observed 520,994 53.1% 40,315 4.1%
1981 observed 532,699 53.7% 41,030 4.1%
1982 observed 544,688 53.9% 41,752 4.1%
1983 observed 557,675 53.8% 42,472 4.1%
1984 observed 570,746 53.5% 43,176 4.1%
1985 observed 584,206 53.3% 43,883 4.0%
1986 observed 598,261 52.9% 44,583 3.9%
1987 observed 612,963 52.5% 45,263 3.9%
1988 observed 628,908 52.0% 45,923 3.8%
1989 observed 651,642 50.6% 46,703 3.6%
1990 observed 676,361 49.4% 47,594 3.5%
1991 observed 696,972 49.2% 48,503 3.4%
1992 observed 717,954 49.1% 49,451 3.4%
1993 observed 739,856 49.0% 50,432 3.3%
1994 observed 761,400 48.9% 51,407 3.3%
1995 observed 781,230 48.8% 52,348 3.3%
1996 observed 799,234 48.6% 53,270 3.2%
1997 observed 816,988 48.4% 54,196 3.2%
1998 observed 835,663 48.2% 55,150 3.2%
1999 observed 854,851 48.1% 56,144 3.2%
2000 observed 873,635 48.0% 57,198 3.1%
2001 observed 889,751 47.9% 58,271 3.1%
2002 observed 901,422 47.7% 59,354 3.1%
2003 observed 908,702 47.4% 60,460 3.2%
2004 observed 913,378 47.0% 61,667 3.2%
2005 observed 917,241 46.6% 62,995 3.2%
2006 observed 920,810 46.2% 64,476 3.2%
2007 observed 924,037 45.8% 66,132 3.3%
2008 observed 925,546 45.2% 67,974 3.3%
2009 observed 926,406 44.6% 69,982 3.4%
2010 observed 929,418 44.1% 72,116 3.4%
2011 observed 936,134 43.6% 74,346 3.5%
2012 observed 950,316 43.3% 76,605 3.5%
2013 observed 970,925 43.1% 78,876 3.5%
2014 observed 994,064 43.0% 81,313 3.5%
2015 observed 1,019,211 42.9% 83,895 3.5%
2016 observed 1,045,404 42.9% 86,460 3.5%
2017 observed 1,072,297 42.8% 89,045 3.6%
2018 observed 1,100,561 42.7% 91,765 3.6%
2019 observed 1,131,549 42.7% 94,653 3.6%
2020 observed 1,168,396 42.8% 97,555 3.6%
2021 observed 1,209,861 43.0% 99,641 3.5%
2022 observed 1,247,984 43.2% 101,811 3.5%
2023 observed 1,275,097 43.0% 105,815 3.6%
2024 projected 1,295,070 42.7% 111,295 3.7%
2025 projected 1,314,098 42.5% 117,309 3.8%
2026 projected 1,331,258 42.2% 123,055 3.9%
2027 projected 1,347,210 41.9% 128,642 4.0%
2028 projected 1,360,391 41.6% 134,738 4.1%
2029 projected 1,371,263 41.2% 140,901 4.2%
2030 projected 1,382,476 40.8% 146,489 4.3%
2031 projected 1,392,160 40.4% 151,766 4.4%
2032 projected 1,399,124 39.9% 157,204 4.5%
2033 projected 1,403,514 39.4% 163,093 4.6%
2034 projected 1,405,996 38.8% 169,542 4.7%
2035 projected 1,407,892 38.3% 176,326 4.8%
2036 projected 1,409,282 37.7% 183,020 4.9%
2037 projected 1,410,506 37.2% 189,707 5.0%
2038 projected 1,408,595 36.6% 197,115 5.1%
2039 projected 1,403,539 35.9% 205,354 5.3%
2040 projected 1,402,451 35.4% 213,796 5.4%
2041 projected 1,407,989 35.0% 222,117 5.5%
2042 projected 1,415,728 34.8% 230,631 5.7%
2043 projected 1,423,184 34.5% 239,617 5.8%
2044 projected 1,430,911 34.2% 248,967 5.9%
2045 projected 1,438,950 33.9% 258,834 6.1%
2046 projected 1,446,936 33.6% 269,022 6.3%
2047 projected 1,454,710 33.4% 279,252 6.4%
2048 projected 1,462,106 33.2% 290,153 6.6%
2049 projected 1,468,680 32.9% 301,892 6.8%
2050 projected 1,475,207 32.7% 313,934 7.0%
2051 projected 1,481,636 32.5% 325,897 7.1%
2052 projected 1,487,420 32.2% 338,144 7.3%
2053 projected 1,492,610 32.0% 351,468 7.5%
2054 projected 1,497,014 31.7% 366,048 7.8%
2055 projected 1,500,677 31.5% 381,992 8.0%
2056 projected 1,503,564 31.2% 398,899 8.3%
2057 projected 1,505,451 31.0% 416,020 8.6%
2058 projected 1,506,475 30.7% 433,520 8.8%
2059 projected 1,506,655 30.4% 450,997 9.1%
2060 projected 1,506,214 30.2% 467,636 9.4%
2061 projected 1,505,039 29.9% 483,389 9.6%
2062 projected 1,503,102 29.6% 498,723 9.8%
2063 projected 1,500,745 29.3% 514,290 10.1%
2064 projected 1,497,788 29.1% 530,302 10.3%
2065 projected 1,494,359 28.8% 546,014 10.5%
2066 projected 1,491,042 28.5% 559,887 10.7%
2067 projected 1,487,865 28.3% 571,458 10.9%
2068 projected 1,484,506 28.0% 581,945 11.0%
2069 projected 1,480,792 27.8% 592,125 11.1%
2070 projected 1,476,731 27.5% 602,396 11.2%
2071 projected 1,472,563 27.3% 612,529 11.4%
2072 projected 1,468,458 27.1% 622,596 11.5%
2073 projected 1,464,419 26.9% 633,229 11.6%
2074 projected 1,460,708 26.7% 644,310 11.8%
2075 projected 1,457,562 26.5% 657,153 11.9%
2076 projected 1,454,599 26.3% 671,310 12.1%
2077 projected 1,451,562 26.1% 684,947 12.3%
2078 projected 1,448,599 25.9% 699,595 12.5%
2079 projected 1,445,546 25.8% 715,941 12.8%
2080 projected 1,442,583 25.6% 733,826 13.0%
2081 projected 1,439,702 25.4% 752,969 13.3%
2082 projected 1,436,388 25.3% 772,516 13.6%
2083 projected 1,432,588 25.1% 792,370 13.9%
2084 projected 1,428,382 25.0% 812,281 14.2%
2085 projected 1,423,874 24.8% 834,714 14.6%
2086 projected 1,419,436 24.7% 859,422 14.9%
2087 projected 1,414,929 24.5% 880,576 15.3%
2088 projected 1,409,946 24.4% 896,352 15.5%
2089 projected 1,404,512 24.2% 910,342 15.7%
2090 projected 1,398,913 24.0% 924,489 15.9%
2091 projected 1,393,106 23.9% 938,298 16.1%
2092 projected 1,386,889 23.7% 951,784 16.3%
2093 projected 1,380,345 23.6% 964,948 16.5%
2094 projected 1,373,300 23.4% 977,700 16.7%
2095 projected 1,365,971 23.3% 990,078 16.9%
2096 projected 1,358,259 23.1% 1,002,151 17.1%
2097 projected 1,350,289 23.0% 1,014,010 17.2%
2098 projected 1,342,646 22.8% 1,025,755 17.4%
2099 projected 1,335,359 22.7% 1,037,386 17.6%
2100 projected 1,328,330 22.5% 1,048,928 17.8%
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 · SINGLE-AGE POPULATION CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulaunder18-vs-65plus-annual-history-v1
Transformpipeline.derive.age_structure_history
Raw file SHA-2566de949eb0d6bf3277959da88c7591c608ad5fd995a17b4f120c11245a351dfb1 · d9c962d7e0beb731d3450cfabba8499a1449411e3c8aec3aeced06a7a2955b6e
Measurement universeall 237 WPP country and area records in the canonical Register
Reference time1950–2023 estimates; 2024–2100 WPP Medium projection
UnitPeople and percentage of same-year single-age population.
Evidence statusAnnual estimates through 2023; WPP Medium projection thereafter. No interpolation.
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SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Releasewpp2024
RevisionPOP/DB/WPP/Rev.2024/GEN/F01/Rev.1
Vintage2024 Revision, Online Edition
Retrieved2026-06-25T11:25:03+00:00
LicenceCC BY 3.0 IGO
Formulathousands-to-people-v1
Transformreproducible canonical pipeline
Measurement universeDe facto population: all residents in the country or area, regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Reference timePopulation is measured at 1 July 2024; annual flows cover the source year.
UnitPeople; the source workbook's thousands are converted to whole people for display.
Evidence status2024 medium-variant projection; estimates run through 2023.