Namibia - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Namibia was 2,540,916 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,540,916 in 2020 and a minimum value of 634,138 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 634,138
1961 649,274
1962 665,119
1963 681,633
1964 698,797
1965 716,588
1966 734,866
1967 753,683
1968 773,428
1969 794,588
1970 817,474
1971 842,353
1972 868,954
1973 896,264
1974 922,900
1975 947,925
1976 971,117
1977 992,955
1978 1,014,055
1979 1,035,379
1980 1,057,723
1981 1,080,938
1982 1,105,103
1983 1,131,624
1984 1,162,282
1985 1,198,149
1986 1,239,923
1987 1,286,796
1988 1,336,545
1989 1,386,011
1990 1,432,899
1991 1,476,399
1992 1,516,951
1993 1,555,098
1994 1,591,826
1995 1,627,866
1996 1,663,378
1997 1,698,029
1998 1,731,635
1999 1,763,861
2000 1,794,583
2001 1,823,667
2002 1,851,519
2003 1,879,113
2004 1,907,737
2005 1,938,316
2006 1,971,318
2007 2,006,516
2008 2,043,382
2009 2,081,039
2010 2,118,877
2011 2,156,698
2012 2,194,777
2013 2,233,506
2014 2,273,426
2015 2,314,901
2016 2,358,044
2017 2,402,623
2018 2,448,300
2019 2,494,524
2020 2,540,916

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Namibia was 1,309,233 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,309,233 in 2020 and a minimum value of 322,317 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 322,317
1961 330,146
1962 338,325
1963 346,830
1964 355,648
1965 364,777
1966 374,154
1967 383,821
1968 393,954
1969 404,769
1970 416,430
1971 429,030
1972 442,471
1973 456,370
1974 470,201
1975 483,609
1976 496,523
1977 509,131
1978 521,589
1979 534,186
1980 547,167
1981 560,417
1982 574,003
1983 588,585
1984 605,019
1985 623,831
1986 645,337
1987 669,157
1988 694,252
1989 719,170
1990 742,850
1991 764,921
1992 785,580
1993 805,101
1994 823,978
1995 842,565
1996 860,950
1997 878,968
1998 896,490
1999 913,295
2000 929,285
2001 944,378
2002 958,790
2003 973,006
2004 987,688
2005 1,003,312
2006 1,020,109
2007 1,037,962
2008 1,056,630
2009 1,075,691
2010 1,094,862
2011 1,114,054
2012 1,133,400
2013 1,153,085
2014 1,173,378
2015 1,194,451
2016 1,216,363
2017 1,238,996
2018 1,262,189
2019 1,285,662
2020 1,309,233

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Namibia was 51.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.07 in 1985, while its lowest value was 50.83 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.83
1961 50.85
1962 50.87
1963 50.88
1964 50.89
1965 50.90
1966 50.91
1967 50.93
1968 50.94
1969 50.94
1970 50.94
1971 50.93
1972 50.92
1973 50.92
1974 50.95
1975 51.02
1976 51.13
1977 51.27
1978 51.44
1979 51.59
1980 51.73
1981 51.85
1982 51.94
1983 52.01
1984 52.05
1985 52.07
1986 52.05
1987 52.00
1988 51.94
1989 51.89
1990 51.84
1991 51.81
1992 51.79
1993 51.77
1994 51.76
1995 51.76
1996 51.76
1997 51.76
1998 51.77
1999 51.78
2000 51.78
2001 51.78
2002 51.78
2003 51.78
2004 51.77
2005 51.76
2006 51.75
2007 51.73
2008 51.71
2009 51.69
2010 51.67
2011 51.66
2012 51.64
2013 51.63
2014 51.61
2015 51.60
2016 51.58
2017 51.57
2018 51.55
2019 51.54
2020 51.53

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Namibia was 1,231,683 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,231,683 in 2020 and a minimum value of 311,821 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 311,821
1961 319,128
1962 326,794
1963 334,803
1964 343,149
1965 351,811
1966 360,712
1967 369,862
1968 379,474
1969 389,819
1970 401,044
1971 413,323
1972 426,483
1973 439,894
1974 452,699
1975 464,316
1976 474,594
1977 483,824
1978 492,466
1979 501,193
1980 510,556
1981 520,521
1982 531,100
1983 543,039
1984 557,263
1985 574,318
1986 594,586
1987 617,639
1988 642,293
1989 666,841
1990 690,049
1991 711,478
1992 731,371
1993 749,997
1994 767,848
1995 785,301
1996 802,428
1997 819,061
1998 835,145
1999 850,566
2000 865,298
2001 879,289
2002 892,729
2003 906,107
2004 920,049
2005 935,004
2006 951,209
2007 968,554
2008 986,752
2009 1,005,348
2010 1,024,015
2011 1,042,644
2012 1,061,377
2013 1,080,421
2014 1,100,048
2015 1,120,450
2016 1,141,681
2017 1,163,627
2018 1,186,111
2019 1,208,862
2020 1,231,683

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Namibia was 48.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.17 in 1960, while its lowest value was 47.93 in 1985.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.17
1961 49.15
1962 49.13
1963 49.12
1964 49.11
1965 49.10
1966 49.09
1967 49.07
1968 49.06
1969 49.06
1970 49.06
1971 49.07
1972 49.08
1973 49.08
1974 49.05
1975 48.98
1976 48.87
1977 48.73
1978 48.56
1979 48.41
1980 48.27
1981 48.15
1982 48.06
1983 47.99
1984 47.95
1985 47.93
1986 47.95
1987 48.00
1988 48.06
1989 48.11
1990 48.16
1991 48.19
1992 48.21
1993 48.23
1994 48.24
1995 48.24
1996 48.24
1997 48.24
1998 48.23
1999 48.22
2000 48.22
2001 48.22
2002 48.22
2003 48.22
2004 48.23
2005 48.24
2006 48.25
2007 48.27
2008 48.29
2009 48.31
2010 48.33
2011 48.34
2012 48.36
2013 48.37
2014 48.39
2015 48.40
2016 48.42
2017 48.43
2018 48.45
2019 48.46
2020 48.47

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population