Male population — all countries

Male population — Namibia

Male population in Namibia in 2025 — 1,510,359 people. Ranked 135 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 430.4%.

2025 1.51M people +2.06% vs 2024
World rank 135of 217
Period maximum 1.51M people2025
Period minimum 284,739 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Male population — Namibia, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 284,739 people1962: 295,791 people1964: 309,372 people1966: 325,649 people1968: 344,394 people1970: 365,361 people1972: 388,413 people1974: 413,118 people1976: 438,894 people1978: 458,820 people1980: 475,106 people1982: 487,818 people1984: 514,036 people1986: 545,058 people1988: 582,863 people1990: 661,673 people1992: 707,080 people1994: 752,380 people1996: 795,005 people1998: 836,285 people2000: 877,288 people2002: 912,260 people2004: 938,328 people2006: 962,836 people2008: 989,440 people2010: 1,019,617 people2012: 1,061,442 people2014: 1,121,166 people2016: 1,185,417 people2018: 1,254,913 people2020: 1,330,536 people2022: 1,410,918 people2024: 1,479,806 people2025: 1,510,359 people
Change over the period: +1.23M (+430.44%) Average annual rate: 2.6 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 1.51M people
World 4.13B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 659M people
Southern Africa computed 36.06M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.36B people
Male population — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.51M +30,553 +2.06%
2024 1.48M +32,696 +2.26%
2023 1.45M +36,192 +2.57%
2022 1.41M +39,519 +2.88%
2021 1.37M +40,863 +3.07%
2020 1.33M +39,008 +3.02%
2019 1.29M +36,615 +2.92%
2018 1.25M +35,426 +2.9%
2017 1.22M +34,070 +2.87%
2016 1.19M +32,768 +2.84%
2015 1.15M +31,483 +2.81%
2014 1.12M +30,296 +2.78%
2013 1.09M +29,428 +2.77%
2012 1.06M +24,148 +2.33%
2011 1.04M +17,677 +1.73%
2010 1.02M +15,612 +1.55%
2009 1M +14,565 +1.47%
2008 989,440 +13,669 +1.4%
2007 975,771 +12,935 +1.34%
2006 962,836 +12,399 +1.3%
2005 950,437 +12,109 +1.29%
2004 938,328 +12,256 +1.32%
2003 926,072 +13,812 +1.51%
2002 912,260 +16,355 +1.83%
2001 895,905 +18,617 +2.12%
2000 877,288 +20,203 +2.36%
1999 857,085 +20,800 +2.49%
1998 836,285 +20,745 +2.54%
1997 815,540 +20,535 +2.58%
1996 795,005 +20,855 +2.69%
1995 774,150 +21,770 +2.89%
1994 752,380 +22,587 +3.09%
1993 729,793 +22,713 +3.21%
1992 707,080 +22,405 +3.27%
1991 684,675 +23,002 +3.48%
1990 661,673 +39,807 +6.4%
1989 621,866 +39,003 +6.69%
1988 582,863 +20,155 +3.58%
1987 562,708 +17,650 +3.24%
1986 545,058 +16,337 +3.09%
1985 528,721 +14,685 +2.86%
1984 514,036 +13,445 +2.69%
1983 500,591 +12,773 +2.62%
1982 487,818 +8,047 +1.68%
1981 479,771 +4,665 +0.98%
1980 475,106 +8,745 +1.88%
1979 466,361 +7,541 +1.64%
1978 458,820 +7,861 +1.74%
1977 450,959 +12,065 +2.75%
1976 438,894 +12,581 +2.95%
1975 426,313 +13,195 +3.19%
1974 413,118 +12,561 +3.14%
1973 400,557 +12,144 +3.13%
1972 388,413 +11,795 +3.13%
1971 376,618 +11,257 +3.08%
1970 365,361 +10,778 +3.04%
1969 354,583 +10,189 +2.96%
1968 344,394 +9,651 +2.88%
1967 334,743 +9,094 +2.79%
1966 325,649 +8,462 +2.67%
1965 317,187 +7,815 +2.53%
1964 309,372 +7,105 +2.35%
1963 302,267 +6,476 +2.19%
1962 295,791 +5,834 +2.01%
1961 289,957 +5,218 +1.83%
1960 284,739

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The male population of a country as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN and is compiled on the de facto definition of population, so it may diverge from national statistics that use the concept of resident population. Together with the female population it gives the sex structure, and that structure differs markedly: from a pronounced male surplus in the Gulf states with their labor migration to a female surplus where male mortality is high.

Important: The sum of the male and the female population matches total population — the UN reconciles them to a single total. For comparing countries the share is more useful than the absolute number: it says more about the structure of the population than size does.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.