Demographic profile
Namibia is the 144th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.03% of everyone alive. Within Southern Africa, it ranks 2 of 5.
Each day brings roughly 142 births and 65 deaths, adding about 28,123 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.05% annually, the population would double in roughly 67 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Hardap, holding an estimated 25.9% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 14 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 88.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 18.0%, with life expectancy at about 42.5 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Namibia in 2026? Approximately 2,664,979 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Namibia growing? About 1.05% per year — roughly 142 births and 65 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Namibia? Around 0.03% — ranked 144 worldwide by population.