Namibia
Urban population in Namibia
Urban population in Namibia: 15.6% in 1950 and 50.9% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 50.9%
- Since 1950
- +35.3 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 161 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 59.6%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 59.6% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.9 |
| 2024 | 50.4 |
| 2023 | 50 |
| 2022 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 49.1 |
| 2020 | 48.6 |
| 2019 | 48 |
| 2018 | 47.4 |
| 2017 | 46.8 |
| 2016 | 46.2 |
| 2015 | 45.5 |
| 2014 | 44.8 |
| 2013 | 44.1 |
| 2012 | 43.4 |
| 2011 | 42.6 |
| 2010 | 41.8 |
| 2009 | 40.9 |
| 2008 | 39.8 |
| 2007 | 38.8 |
| 2006 | 37.7 |
| 2005 | 36.6 |
| 2004 | 35.5 |
| 2003 | 34.6 |
| 2002 | 33.7 |
| 2001 | 32.9 |
| 2000 | 32.1 |
| 1999 | 31.4 |
| 1998 | 30.6 |
| 1997 | 29.9 |
| 1996 | 29.3 |
| 1995 | 28.7 |
| 1994 | 28.1 |
| 1993 | 27.7 |
| 1992 | 27.3 |
| 1991 | 27.1 |
| 1990 | 26.9 |
| 1989 | 26.7 |
| 1988 | 26.5 |
| 1987 | 26.4 |
| 1986 | 26.2 |
| 1985 | 26.1 |
| 1984 | 26 |
| 1983 | 25.9 |
| 1982 | 25.8 |
| 1981 | 25.7 |
| 1980 | 25.6 |
| 1979 | 25.6 |
| 1978 | 25.5 |
| 1977 | 25.4 |
| 1976 | 25.4 |
| 1975 | 25.3 |
| 1974 | 25.2 |
| 1973 | 25.2 |
| 1972 | 25.1 |
| 1971 | 25 |
| 1970 | 24.9 |
| 1969 | 24.9 |
| 1968 | 24.8 |
| 1967 | 24.6 |
| 1966 | 24.5 |
| 1965 | 24.4 |
| 1964 | 24.2 |
| 1963 | 24 |
| 1962 | 23.9 |
| 1961 | 23.6 |
| 1960 | 23.4 |
| 1959 | 23 |
| 1958 | 22.3 |
| 1957 | 21.5 |
| 1956 | 20.6 |
| 1955 | 19.6 |
| 1954 | 18.6 |
| 1953 | 17.6 |
| 1952 | 16.8 |
| 1951 | 16.1 |
| 1950 | 15.6 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Namibia |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 51.3 |
| 2027 | 51.8 |
| 2028 | 52.2 |
| 2029 | 52.7 |
| 2030 | 53.1 |
| 2031 | 53.5 |
| 2032 | 53.9 |
| 2033 | 54.3 |
| 2034 | 54.7 |
| 2035 | 55.1 |
| 2036 | 55.5 |
| 2037 | 55.9 |
| 2038 | 56.3 |
| 2039 | 56.6 |
| 2040 | 56.9 |
| 2041 | 57.3 |
| 2042 | 57.6 |
| 2043 | 57.9 |
| 2044 | 58.2 |
| 2045 | 58.5 |
| 2046 | 58.7 |
| 2047 | 59 |
| 2048 | 59.2 |
| 2049 | 59.4 |
| 2050 | 59.6 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending2.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$386M in 2025
- Military spending per person$134 in 2025
- Military share of state spending7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel16,000 people in 2020
- National power0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports0 TIV in 2025