Population growth in Namibia
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Namibia increased from 634,138.00 to 2.59 million people. This is a growth by 308.0 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Namibia was recorded in 1988 with 3.87%. The smallest increase in 2003 with 1.49%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 158.5 percent.
The average age in Namibia rose by 0.86 years from 2012 to 2020 from 20.94 to 21.80 years (median value).
Around 53% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 3.7% annually.
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Population development in Namibia since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Namibia | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.65 M | 2.39 % | 42.1 ‰ | 18.4 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 0.67 M | 2.44 % | 41.9 ‰ | 17.8 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 0.68 M | 2.48 % | 41.9 ‰ | 17.3 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 0.70 M | 2.52 % | 41.8 ‰ | 16.8 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 0.72 M | 2.55 % | 41.8 ‰ | 16.4 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 0.73 M | 2.55 % | 41.8 ‰ | 15.9 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 0.75 M | 2.56 % | 42.0 ‰ | 15.5 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 0.77 M | 2.62 % | 42.3 ‰ | 15.2 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 0.79 M | 2.74 % | 42.7 ‰ | 14.9 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 0.82 M | 2.88 % | 43.0 ‰ | 14.5 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 0.84 M | 3.04 % | 43.4 ‰ | 14.2 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 0.87 M | 3.16 % | 43.6 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 0.90 M | 3.14 % | 43.8 ‰ | 13.5 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 0.92 M | 2.97 % | 43.7 ‰ | 13.2 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 0.95 M | 2.71 % | 43.6 ‰ | 12.8 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 0.97 M | 2.45 % | 43.3 ‰ | 12.4 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 0.99 M | 2.25 % | 42.9 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 1.01 M | 2.12 % | 42.5 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 1.04 M | 2.10 % | 42.2 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 1.06 M | 2.16 % | 41.8 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 1.08 M | 2.19 % | 41.4 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 1.11 M | 2.24 % | 41.1 ‰ | 10.9 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 1.13 M | 2.40 % | 40.8 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 1.16 M | 2.71 % | 40.4 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 1.20 M | 3.09 % | 40.0 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 1.24 M | 3.49 % | 39.7 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 1.29 M | 3.78 % | 39.2 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 1.34 M | 3.87 % | 38.8 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 1.39 M | 3.70 % | 38.3 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 1.43 M | 3.38 % | 37.8 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 1.48 M | 3.04 % | 37.2 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 1.52 M | 2.75 % | 36.7 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 1.56 M | 2.51 % | 36.1 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 1.59 M | 2.36 % | 35.4 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 1.63 M | 2.26 % | 34.8 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 1.66 M | 2.18 % | 34.1 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 1.70 M | 2.08 % | 33.3 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 1.73 M | 1.98 % | 32.5 ‰ | 11.5 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 1.76 M | 1.86 % | 31.6 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 1.79 M | 1.74 % | 30.9 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 1.82 M | 1.62 % | 30.2 ‰ | 13.2 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 1.85 M | 1.53 % | 29.7 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 1.88 M | 1.49 % | 29.4 ‰ | 13.8 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 1.91 M | 1.52 % | 29.3 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 1.94 M | 1.60 % | 29.3 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 1.97 M | 1.70 % | 29.5 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 2.01 M | 1.79 % | 29.8 ‰ | 13.2 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 2.04 M | 1.84 % | 30.0 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 2.08 M | 1.84 % | 30.3 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 2.12 M | 1.82 % | 30.4 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 2.16 M | 1.78 % | 30.5 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 2.19 M | 1.77 % | 30.5 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 2.23 M | 1.76 % | 30.4 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 2.27 M | 1.79 % | 30.2 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 2.31 M | 1.82 % | 29.9 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 7,348 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2016 | 2.36 M | 1.86 % | 29.5 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 7,434 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2017 | 2.40 M | 1.89 % | 29.1 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 7,519 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 2.45 M | 1.90 % | 28.6 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,603 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 2.49 M | 1.89 % | 28.2 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 7,684 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 2.54 M | 1.86 % | 27.7 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 7,764 M | 1.04 % | |
| 2021 | 2.59 M | 1.83 % | 7,837 M | 0.94 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Namibia
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Namibia increased by about 46,400 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 7.7 per 1000 people (~ 19,300 deaths) and the birth rate was 27.7 per 1000 people (~ 69,000 births). As a result, around 3,300 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 20,532 in Namibia. The number of births was 68,870 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate
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