Namibia Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Namibia rural population for 2023 was 1,174,846, a 0.6% decline from 2022.
  • Namibia rural population for 2022 was 1,181,955, a 0.6% decline from 2021.
  • Namibia rural population for 2021 was 1,189,044, a 0.41% decline from 2020.
  • Namibia rural population for 2020 was 1,193,946, a 0.32% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
China 499,814,553
Russia 35,480,468
Thailand 33,310,049
Brazil 26,429,509
Mexico 23,658,946
Iran 20,280,562
Turkey 19,229,921
South Africa 18,837,844
Iraq 12,923,750
Algeria 11,279,395
Colombia 9,190,949
Romania 8,637,756
Kazakhstan 8,322,453
Guatemala 8,255,892
Malaysia 7,302,226
Peru 7,240,866
Ecuador 6,404,506
Azerbaijan 4,290,049
Venezuela 3,334,307
Turkmenistan 2,997,211
Serbia 2,838,273
Paraguay 2,528,540
Cuba 2,516,176
Belarus 1,768,566
Dominican Republic 1,762,730
Bosnia 1,596,786
Bulgaria 1,498,212
Libya 1,267,050
Jamaica 1,204,303
Namibia 1,174,846
Armenia 1,007,320
Albania 971,992
Costa Rica 905,771
Jordan 904,697
Mauritius 745,691
North Macedonia 734,232
Botswana 725,903
Guyana 592,780
Lebanon 565,803
Equatorial Guinea 438,133
Fiji 386,601
Maldives 302,343
Belize 219,348
Gabon 218,584
Suriname 209,339
Montenegro 194,083
Samoa 186,169
St. Lucia 145,693
Tonga 82,813
Grenada 79,421
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 47,391
Dominica 20,447
Marshall Islands 8,875
American Samoa 5,606
Tuvalu 3,847
Namibia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 1,174,846 45.11 -0.60%
2022 1,181,955 46.04 -0.60%
2021 1,189,044 47.00 -0.41%
2020 1,193,946 47.97 -0.32%
2019 1,197,828 48.96 -0.35%
2018 1,202,070 49.97 -0.31%
2017 1,205,794 51.00 -0.27%
2016 1,209,049 52.04 -0.25%
2015 1,212,116 53.10 -0.25%
2014 1,215,123 54.17 -0.23%
2013 1,217,860 55.24 -0.21%
2012 1,220,437 56.31 -0.22%
2011 1,223,174 57.36 -0.20%
2010 1,225,638 58.38 -0.22%
2009 1,228,323 59.40 -0.25%
2008 1,231,347 60.40 -0.30%
2007 1,235,096 61.40 -0.35%
2006 1,239,414 62.39 -0.36%
2005 1,243,828 63.37 -0.31%
2004 1,247,697 64.33 -0.23%
2003 1,250,600 65.29 -0.02%
2002 1,250,846 66.23 0.41%
2001 1,245,683 67.10 1.25%
2000 1,230,230 67.63 1.50%
1999 1,211,878 68.15 1.65%
1998 1,191,992 68.67 1.75%
1997 1,171,334 69.18 1.85%
1996 1,149,832 69.68 2.03%
1995 1,126,761 70.19 2.26%
1994 1,101,574 70.68 2.47%
1993 1,074,655 71.18 2.56%
1992 1,047,503 71.66 2.62%
1991 1,020,391 72.08 2.98%
1990 990,397 72.34 5.73%
1989 935,203 72.61 6.07%
1988 880,160 72.86 3.23%
1987 852,197 73.12 2.92%
1986 827,707 73.38 2.78%
1985 805,049 73.63 2.56%
1984 784,676 73.89 2.42%
1983 765,919 74.14 2.37%
1982 747,996 74.39 1.48%
1981 737,040 74.65 0.77%
1980 731,351 74.93 1.55%
1979 720,126 75.22 1.23%
1978 711,293 75.51 1.33%
1977 701,898 75.79 2.29%
1976 686,039 76.07 2.48%
1975 669,254 76.35 2.71%
1974 651,391 76.63 2.65%
1973 634,362 76.90 2.64%
1972 617,839 77.17 2.64%
1971 601,713 77.44 2.60%
1970 586,281 77.71 2.34%
1969 572,732 78.15 2.24%
1968 560,060 78.61 2.17%
1967 548,012 79.07 2.10%
1966 536,629 79.52 1.99%
1965 526,079 79.97 1.89%
1964 516,211 80.40 1.78%
1963 507,093 80.83 1.66%
1962 498,731 81.25 1.53%
1961 491,159 81.67 1.37%
1960 484,485 82.09 %