Population growth rate: Namibia
2.366% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.366 |
| 2022 | 2.656 |
| 2021 | 2.899 |
| 2020 | 3.009 |
| 2019 | 2.809 |
| 2018 | 2.79 |
| 2017 | 2.755 |
| 2016 | 2.715 |
| 2015 | 2.679 |
| 2014 | 2.626 |
| 2013 | 2.599 |
| 2012 | 2.605 |
| 2011 | 1.84 |
| 2010 | 1.59 |
| 2009 | 1.507 |
| 2008 | 1.435 |
| 2007 | 1.364 |
| 2006 | 1.3 |
| 2005 | 1.257 |
| 2004 | 1.25 |
| 2003 | 1.302 |
| 2002 | 1.589 |
| 2001 | 1.929 |
| 2000 | 2.254 |
| 1999 | 2.453 |
| 1998 | 2.521 |
| 1997 | 2.563 |
| 1996 | 2.614 |
| 1995 | 2.799 |
| 1994 | 3.014 |
| 1993 | 3.203 |
| 1992 | 3.178 |
| 1991 | 3.168 |
| 1990 | 3.5 |
| 1989 | 8.756 |
| 1988 | 3.779 |
| 1987 | 3.246 |
| 1986 | 3.158 |
| 1985 | 2.978 |
| 1984 | 2.733 |
| 1983 | 2.682 |
| 1982 | 2.631 |
| 1981 | 0.91 |
| 1980 | 1.335 |
| 1979 | 2.505 |
| 1978 | 0.738 |
| 1977 | 2.721 |
| 1976 | 2.619 |
| 1975 | 3.102 |
| 1974 | 3.055 |
| 1973 | 2.979 |
| 1972 | 3.03 |
| 1971 | 2.98 |
| 1970 | 2.926 |
| 1969 | 2.897 |
| 1968 | 2.772 |
| 1967 | 2.753 |
| 1966 | 2.6 |
| 1965 | 2.51 |
| 1964 | 2.401 |
| 1963 | 2.288 |
| 1962 | 2.153 |
| 1961 | 2.012 |
| 1960 | 1.872 |
| 1959 | 1.724 |
| 1958 | 1.602 |
| 1957 | 1.482 |
| 1956 | 1.394 |
| 1955 | 1.32 |
| 1954 | 1.28 |
| 1953 | 1.249 |
| 1952 | 1.24 |
| 1951 | 1.144 |
| 1950 | 1.097 |