Population aged 15–64 — all countries

Population aged 15–64 — Namibia

Population aged 15–64 in Namibia in 2025 — 1,841,967 people. Ranked 140 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 483.5%.

2025 1.84M people +2.43% vs 2024
World rank 140of 217
Period maximum 1.84M people2025
Period minimum 315,657 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 15–64 — Namibia, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 315,657 people1962: 326,761 people1964: 339,981 people1966: 355,548 people1968: 373,500 people1970: 393,619 people1972: 415,499 people1974: 438,286 people1976: 461,392 people1978: 474,163 people1980: 483,747 people1982: 491,804 people1984: 526,217 people1986: 568,762 people1988: 622,228 people1990: 742,619 people1992: 795,157 people1994: 848,784 people1996: 901,870 people1998: 953,716 people2000: 1,006,315 people2002: 1,056,477 people2004: 1,103,290 people2006: 1,156,897 people2008: 1,210,838 people2010: 1,260,792 people2012: 1,313,948 people2014: 1,385,782 people2016: 1,461,371 people2018: 1,536,369 people2020: 1,617,755 people2022: 1,705,013 people2024: 1,798,301 people2025: 1,841,967 people
Change over the period: +1.53M (+483.53%) Average annual rate: 2.75 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Namibia 1.84M people
World 5.36B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 745M people
Southern Africa computed 49.37M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.85B people
Population aged 15–64 — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.84M +43,666 +2.43%
2024 1.8M +46,030 +2.63%
2023 1.75M +47,258 +2.77%
2022 1.71M +43,981 +2.65%
2021 1.66M +43,277 +2.68%
2020 1.62M +41,948 +2.66%
2019 1.58M +39,438 +2.57%
2018 1.54M +37,740 +2.52%
2017 1.5M +37,258 +2.55%
2016 1.46M +37,784 +2.65%
2015 1.42M +37,805 +2.73%
2014 1.39M +36,709 +2.72%
2013 1.35M +35,125 +2.67%
2012 1.31M +29,274 +2.28%
2011 1.28M +23,882 +1.89%
2010 1.26M +24,287 +1.96%
2009 1.24M +25,667 +2.12%
2008 1.21M +26,627 +2.25%
2007 1.18M +27,314 +2.36%
2006 1.16M +27,724 +2.46%
2005 1.13M +25,883 +2.35%
2004 1.1M +23,430 +2.17%
2003 1.08M +23,383 +2.21%
2002 1.06M +24,465 +2.37%
2001 1.03M +25,697 +2.55%
2000 1.01M +26,397 +2.69%
1999 979,918 +26,202 +2.75%
1998 953,716 +25,835 +2.78%
1997 927,881 +26,011 +2.88%
1996 901,870 +26,489 +3.03%
1995 875,381 +26,597 +3.13%
1994 848,784 +26,947 +3.28%
1993 821,837 +26,680 +3.36%
1992 795,157 +25,652 +3.33%
1991 769,505 +26,886 +3.62%
1990 742,619 +59,322 +8.68%
1989 683,297 +61,069 +9.81%
1988 622,228 +28,734 +4.84%
1987 593,494 +24,732 +4.35%
1986 568,762 +22,664 +4.15%
1985 546,098 +19,881 +3.78%
1984 526,217 +17,814 +3.5%
1983 508,403 +16,599 +3.38%
1982 491,804 +7,563 +1.56%
1981 484,241 +494 +0.1%
1980 483,747 +6,552 +1.37%
1979 477,195 +3,032 +0.64%
1978 474,163 +2,788 +0.59%
1977 471,375 +9,983 +2.16%
1976 461,392 +10,874 +2.41%
1975 450,518 +12,232 +2.79%
1974 438,286 +11,519 +2.7%
1973 426,767 +11,268 +2.71%
1972 415,499 +11,166 +2.76%
1971 404,333 +10,714 +2.72%
1970 393,619 +10,352 +2.7%
1969 383,267 +9,767 +2.61%
1968 373,500 +9,245 +2.54%
1967 364,255 +8,707 +2.45%
1966 355,548 +7,987 +2.3%
1965 347,561 +7,580 +2.23%
1964 339,981 +6,941 +2.08%
1963 333,040 +6,279 +1.92%
1962 326,761 +5,845 +1.82%
1961 320,916 +5,259 +1.67%
1960 315,657

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 15 to 64 inclusive — the group that international statistics treat as working age regardless of the national retirement age. Its growth relative to the other groups is called the demographic dividend: it gives a country a period when workers are many and dependents are few. That period is finite, and this series shows which countries are passing through it now and which have already passed it.

Important: The 15–64 bounds are a convention and do not coincide with the retirement age in any country. This is not the number of people employed — the labor force indicator covers that.

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