Namibia Statistics

Population

3,092,816 people (2025)

Total GDP

$14.2B (2025)

GDP Per capita

$4,660 (2025)

Human Development Index (HDI)

0.665 (136.)

About Namibia

Namibia has world's oldest desert in Namib and stunning sand dunes reaching 300 meters high. The country has excellent wildlife conservation with free-roaming desert elephants. Namibian culture emphasizes ethnic diversity, German colonial heritage, and traditional customs.

The nation has arid climate with minimal rainfall and extreme temperature variations. Namibia has presidential republic with stable democratic governance since independence. The country has diamond mining, uranium production, and tourism sectors.

Windhoek is capital with German colonial architecture and cultural blend. Namibia has remarkable conservation success stories and national parks. The nation has English as official language with Afrikaans and German widely used.

Traditional Namibian culture includes San bushmen heritage, traditional crafts, and desert survival knowledge. The country has Christian majority with traditional beliefs preservation. Namibian cuisine features game meat, German influences, and indigenous ingredients.

The population is 2.6 million with sparse settlement and ethnic diversity. Namibia offers desert landscapes, conservation success, and Southern African beauty in sparsely populated nation.

Economic Indicators

GDP Historical Performance
$14.2B
$13.3B
$12.4B
$11.5B
$10.6B
$12.5B
$10.6B
$12.4B
$12.6B
$12.4B
$13.4B
$14.2B
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Demographic Distribution

Age Groups Distribution
18.3%
0-14
18.4%
8.9%
15-24
8.9%
14.1%
25-44
14.6%
6.2%
45-64
6.9%
1.4%
65+
2.4%
Male
Female
%48.8 (1.510.358)
%51.2 (1.582.458)

Population Data by Years

Year Total Population Annual Change Density People/KM2
2100 5.897.944 +0.09% 7.2
2090 5.817.169 +0.24% 7.1
2080 5.635.057 +0.42% 6.8
2070 5.361.952 +0.58% 6.5
2060 4.992.780 +0.89% 6.1
2050 4.512.301 +1.16% 5.5
2040 3.962.405 +1.41% 4.8
2030 3.389.958 +1.78% 4.1
2025 NOW 3.092.816 +2.07% 3.8
2020 2.728.762 +2.95% 3.3
2015 2.374.300 +2.69% 2.9
2010 2.109.811 +1.56% 2.6
2005 1.966.582 +1.26% 2.4
2000 1.818.647 +2.38% 2.2
1995 1.602.170 +2.95% 1.9
1990 1.369.303 +6.23% 1.7
1985 1.096.890 +2.9% 1.3
1980 981.434 +1.93% 1.2
1975 881.032 +3.13% 1.1
1970 757.868 +2.95% 0.9
1965 660.558 +2.49% 0.8
1960 591.465 +1.82% 0.7
1955 547.082 +1.31% 0.7
1950 514.591 - 0.6

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