Namibia Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Namibia urban population for 2023 was 1,429,326, a 3.2% increase from 2022.
  • Namibia urban population for 2022 was 1,385,057, a 3.28% increase from 2021.
  • Namibia urban population for 2021 was 1,341,107, a 3.55% increase from 2020.
  • Namibia urban population for 2020 was 1,295,152, a 3.71% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
China 910,895,447
Brazil 189,992,937
Russia 108,345,662
Mexico 104,796,621
Iran 68,892,205
Turkey 66,096,079
Colombia 42,894,219
South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
Iraq 32,580,810
Peru 27,111,853
Malaysia 27,006,299
Venezuela 25,504,192
Ecuador 11,785,978
Kazakhstan 11,577,724
Jordan 10,432,355
Romania 10,418,360
Dominican Republic 9,570,242
Guatemala 9,346,539
Cuba 8,678,273
Belarus 7,409,732
Azerbaijan 5,822,506
Libya 5,621,338
Bulgaria 4,932,158
Lebanon 4,788,127
Paraguay 4,332,984
Costa Rica 4,306,402
Serbia 3,779,753
Turkmenistan 3,518,889
Gabon 2,217,982
Botswana 1,949,449
Albania 1,773,980
Armenia 1,770,650
Jamaica 1,621,241
Bosnia 1,614,061
Namibia 1,429,326
Equatorial Guinea 1,276,538
North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
Guyana 221,054
Maldives 218,678
Belize 191,477
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
Tonga 24,960
Nauru 12,780
Tuvalu 7,549
Namibia Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 1,429,326 54.89 3.15%
2022 1,385,057 53.96 3.22%
2021 1,341,107 53.01 3.49%
2020 1,295,152 52.03 3.64%
2019 1,248,816 51.04 3.69%
2018 1,203,610 50.03 3.80%
2017 1,158,740 49.01 3.91%
2016 1,114,303 47.96 4.00%
2015 1,070,588 46.90 4.07%
2014 1,027,878 45.83 4.09%
2013 986,650 44.76 4.10%
2012 947,033 43.69 4.08%
2011 909,166 42.64 3.99%
2010 873,633 41.62 3.97%
2009 839,596 40.60 3.93%
2008 807,205 39.60 3.89%
2007 776,396 38.60 3.84%
2006 747,144 37.61 3.83%
2005 719,037 36.63 3.87%
2004 691,709 35.67 3.96%
2003 664,825 34.71 4.17%
2002 637,679 33.77 4.32%
2001 610,719 32.90 3.64%
2000 588,911 32.37 3.90%
1999 566,399 31.85 4.04%
1998 543,961 31.34 4.14%
1997 521,908 30.82 4.24%
1996 500,234 30.32 4.42%
1995 478,609 29.81 4.65%
1994 456,875 29.32 4.87%
1993 435,179 28.82 4.94%
1992 414,184 28.34 4.69%
1991 395,226 27.92 4.29%
1990 378,614 27.66 7.04%
1989 352,867 27.40 7.37%
1988 327,789 27.14 4.54%
1987 313,233 26.88 4.22%
1986 300,282 26.62 4.09%
1985 288,262 26.37 3.87%
1984 277,319 26.11 3.73%
1983 267,166 25.86 3.68%
1982 257,524 25.61 2.82%
1981 250,354 25.36 2.31%
1980 244,643 25.07 3.09%
1979 237,208 24.78 2.77%
1978 230,730 24.49 2.87%
1977 224,211 24.21 3.82%
1976 215,801 23.93 4.01%
1975 207,318 23.65 4.25%
1974 198,700 23.37 4.19%
1973 190,556 23.10 4.17%
1972 182,771 22.83 4.18%
1971 175,282 22.56 4.13%
1970 168,186 22.29 4.90%
1969 160,149 21.85 4.98%
1968 152,367 21.39 4.92%
1967 145,051 20.93 4.85%
1966 138,189 20.48 4.73%
1965 131,808 20.04 4.63%
1964 125,843 19.60 4.53%
1963 120,265 19.17 4.41%
1962 115,077 18.75 4.27%
1961 110,265 18.33 4.23%
1960 105,696 17.91 %