Population, total, annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Population, total, annual growth rate was 2.07 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in Namibia, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 2.07 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 6.55 % change on previous year in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.13 % change on previous year, in 1981.
Namibia ranks 46th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.1 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 2.8 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 3 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.06 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1977 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 1979 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 1982 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +59.1% |
| 1983 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 3.12 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 3.25 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 6.55 % change on previous year | +83.0% |
| 1990 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -45.7% |
| 1992 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.41 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 2013 | 2.64 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 3 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2025 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +83.0% | 3.58 % change on previous year | 6.55 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +59.1% | 1.13 % change on previous year | 1.79 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +50.0% | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -45.7% | 6.23 % change on previous year | 3.39 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -41.7% | 1.93 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | -35.9% | 2.71 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.46 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 6.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | 6.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 43 Iraq 2.13 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Liberia 2.11 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Nigeria 2.08 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 2.06 % change on previous year compare
- 48 South Sudan 2.05 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Gibraltar 2.03 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Namibia was 2.07 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 % change on previous year in 1989.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 % change on previous year in 1981.
- How does Namibia rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 46th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.