NAM / Sub-Saharan Africa

Namibia

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Capital
Windhoek
Currency
Namibian dollar · rand
Continent
Africa
Area
825,615 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1030 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
3.09M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
15.08B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
4,875.93 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.51 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
19.29 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.21 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
67.52 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Namibia: 3.09M
Namibia · Population1.88M2.21M2.54M2.87M3.2M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Namibia · Population · people
YearNamibia
20253,092,816
20243,030,131
20232,963,095
20222,889,662
20212,810,548
20202,728,762
20192,650,494
20182,577,327
20172,506,853
20162,439,213
20152,374,300
20142,312,139
20132,252,508
20122,194,654
20112,146,325
20102,109,811
20092,077,394
20082,047,056
20072,018,600
20061,991,888
current US$ · 20062025
2025Namibia: 15.08B
Namibia · GDP7.29B9.42B11.54B13.66B15.79B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Namibia · GDP · current US$
YearNamibia
202515,080,340,653.53
202413,641,190,683.46
202312,522,012,873.8
202212,569,449,123.37
202112,402,486,183.64
202010,583,748,541.53
201912,541,928,303.48
201813,682,019,076.4
201712,895,153,370.91
201610,722,018,732.09
201511,335,161,083.51
201412,435,430,969.63
201312,043,307,277.12
201213,042,053,591.69
201112,523,359,440.55
201011,431,412,421.13
20098,938,847,189.08
20088,607,431,497.49
20078,839,536,476
20068,001,779,551.06

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Namibia: 4,875.93
Namibia · GDP per capita3,672.184,291.44,910.625,529.846,149.052006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Namibia · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNamibia
20254,875.93
20244,501.85
20234,225.99
20224,349.8
20214,412.84
20203,878.59
20194,731.92
20185,308.61
20175,143.96
20164,395.69
20154,774.11
20145,378.32
20135,346.62
20125,942.65
20115,834.79
20105,418.22
20094,302.91
20084,204.79
20074,379.04
20064,017.18
% · 20062025
2025Namibia: 3.51
Namibia · Inflation1.493.665.83810.182006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Namibia · Inflation · %
YearNamibia
20253.51
20244.24
20235.88
20226.08
20213.62
20202.21
20193.72
20184.29
20176.15
20166.73
20153.39
20145.35
20135.6
20126.72
20115.01
20104.87
20099.45
20089.09
20076.55
20064.96

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Namibia: 19.29
Namibia · Unemployment16.1118.0920.0622.0424.012006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Namibia · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNamibia
202519.29
202419.16
202319.15
202219.62
202120.93
202021
201919.93
201819.88
201721.75
201623.35
201520.79
201418.52
201319.03
201216.77
201119.48
201022.12
200922.27
200822.01
200722.12
200621.85

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Namibia:
Namibia · Fertility rate3.163.33.443.583.722006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Namibia · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNamibia
2025No data available
20243.21
20233.21
20223.25
20213.3
20203.35
20193.4
20183.46
20173.51
20163.57
20153.6
20143.64
20133.65
20123.68
20113.66
20103.66
20093.63
20083.62
20073.61
20063.6

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Namibia:
Namibia · Life expectancy51.7556.0560.3564.6568.952006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Namibia · Life expectancy · years
YearNamibia
2025No data available
202467.52
202367.39
202264.19
202160.85
202064.07
201963.55
201862.58
201761.66
201660.81
201560.01
201459.31
201358.47
201257.73
201156.65
201056.09
200955.35
200854.74
200754.03
200653.18
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology