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Namibia

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
3,092,816 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 2,533,794in 2017[4]
Land area
823,290 km²[5]
Total area
825,615 km²[6] land and water
Official language
Currencies
Land borders
South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Botswana[11]
Coast
Yes[11]
Continent
Official names

Parts of Namibia

Loading 13 places.

Through time

Population over time[3]
196020253.1M

591,465 in 1960, 3,092,816 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960591,465
1961603,067
1962615,759
1963629,589
1964644,530
1965660,558
1966677,655
1967696,045
1968715,542
1969736,120
1970757,868
1971780,584
1972804,399
1973828,928
1974854,320
1975881,032
1976906,566
1977931,104
1978947,269
1979962,825
1980981,434
1981992,500
19821,010,308
19831,037,511
19841,065,989
19851,096,890
19861,131,081
19871,167,889
19881,209,696
19891,288,947
19901,369,303
19911,415,684
19921,461,322
19931,508,697
19941,556,304
19951,602,170
19961,646,103
19971,689,264
19981,732,745
19991,776,368
20001,818,647
20011,857,048
20021,889,970
20031,917,464
20041,942,082
20051,966,582
20061,991,888
20072,018,600
20082,047,056
20092,077,394
20102,109,811
20112,146,325
20122,194,654
20132,252,508
20142,312,139
20152,374,300
20162,439,213
20172,506,853
20182,577,327
20192,650,494
20202,728,762
20212,810,548
20222,889,662
20232,963,095
20243,030,131
20253,092,816

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
NA[14]
ISO alpha-3
NAM[15]
ISO numeric
516[16]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), capital: Windhoek (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Encyclopædia Britannica Online, retrieved 8 May 2025
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), population (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), area (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), official language: English (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
    • Cites: Constitution of Namibia
  8. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), currency: Namibian dollar (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), currency: rand (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  10. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), continent: Africa (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  11. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  12. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), official name (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), official name (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  14. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  15. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Namibia (Q1030), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2562960067) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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