Population, total
Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.
POPULATION_TOTAL · raw · annual · people
Population, total
Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider.
Data and evidence
Population, total
Namibia
| Period | Value | Status | Provenance & calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,369,303 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20520 · revision 1
Value 1369303.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1369303.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1991 | 1,415,684 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20519 · revision 1
Value 1415684.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1415684.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1992 | 1,461,322 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20518 · revision 1
Value 1461322.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1461322.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1993 | 1,508,697 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20517 · revision 1
Value 1508697.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1508697.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1994 | 1,556,304 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20516 · revision 1
Value 1556304.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1556304.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1995 | 1,602,170 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20515 · revision 1
Value 1602170.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1602170.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1996 | 1,646,103 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20514 · revision 1
Value 1646103.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1646103.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1997 | 1,689,264 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20513 · revision 1
Value 1689264.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1689264.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1998 | 1,732,745 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20512 · revision 1
Value 1732745.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1732745.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 1999 | 1,776,368 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20511 · revision 1
Value 1776368.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1776368.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2000 | 1,818,647 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20510 · revision 1
Value 1818647.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1818647.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2001 | 1,857,048 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20509 · revision 1
Value 1857048.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1857048.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2002 | 1,889,970 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20508 · revision 1
Value 1889970.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1889970.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2003 | 1,917,464 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20507 · revision 1
Value 1917464.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1917464.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2004 | 1,942,082 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20506 · revision 1
Value 1942082.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1942082.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2005 | 1,966,582 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20505 · revision 1
Value 1966582.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1966582.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2006 | 1,991,888 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20504 · revision 1
Value 1991888.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 1991888.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2007 | 2,018,600 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20503 · revision 1
Value 2018600.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2018600.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2008 | 2,047,056 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20502 · revision 1
Value 2047056.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2047056.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2009 | 2,077,394 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20501 · revision 1
Value 2077394.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2077394.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2010 | 2,109,811 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20500 · revision 1
Value 2109811.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2109811.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2011 | 2,146,325 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20499 · revision 1
Value 2146325.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2146325.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2012 | 2,194,654 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20498 · revision 1
Value 2194654.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2194654.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2013 | 2,252,508 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20497 · revision 1
Value 2252508.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2252508.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2014 | 2,312,139 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20496 · revision 1
Value 2312139.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2312139.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2015 | 2,374,300 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20495 · revision 1
Value 2374300.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2374300.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2016 | 2,439,213 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20494 · revision 1
Value 2439213.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2439213.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2017 | 2,506,853 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20493 · revision 1
Value 2506853.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2506853.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2018 | 2,577,327 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20492 · revision 1
Value 2577327.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2577327.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2019 | 2,650,494 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20491 · revision 1
Value 2650494.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2650494.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2020 | 2,728,762 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20490 · revision 1
Value 2728762.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2728762.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2021 | 2,810,548 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20489 · revision 1
Value 2810548.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2810548.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2022 | 2,889,662 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20488 · revision 1
Value 2889662.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2889662.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2023 | 2,963,095 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20487 · revision 1
Value 2963095.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 2963095.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2024 | 3,030,131 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20486 · revision 1
Value 3030131.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3030131.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
| 2025 | 3,092,816 people | available | Inspect evidence
World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20485 · revision 1
Value 3092816.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source referenceAnnual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision historyRevision 1: 3092816.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified |
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