Rural population in Namibia in 2025 — 1,519,603 people. Ranked 114 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 235.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.52M | +16,925 | +1.13% |
| 2024 | 1.5M | +19,785 | +1.33% |
| 2023 | 1.48M | +24,455 | +1.68% |
| 2022 | 1.46M | +26,666 | +1.86% |
| 2021 | 1.43M | +27,753 | +1.98% |
| 2020 | 1.4M | +25,815 | +1.87% |
| 2019 | 1.38M | +23,130 | +1.71% |
| 2018 | 1.36M | +21,769 | +1.63% |
| 2017 | 1.33M | +20,403 | +1.55% |
| 2016 | 1.31M | +19,154 | +1.48% |
| 2015 | 1.29M | +17,943 | +1.41% |
| 2014 | 1.28M | +16,894 | +1.34% |
| 2013 | 1.26M | +16,307 | +1.31% |
| 2012 | 1.24M | +11,206 | +0.91% |
| 2011 | 1.23M | +3,374 | +0.27% |
| 2010 | 1.23M | −703 | −0.06% |
| 2009 | 1.23M | −2,929 | −0.24% |
| 2008 | 1.23M | −4,465 | −0.36% |
| 2007 | 1.24M | −5,379 | −0.43% |
| 2006 | 1.24M | −5,569 | −0.45% |
| 2005 | 1.25M | −4,882 | −0.39% |
| 2004 | 1.25M | −3,106 | −0.25% |
| 2003 | 1.26M | +985 | +0.08% |
| 2002 | 1.25M | +7,204 | +0.58% |
| 2001 | 1.25M | +12,314 | +1% |
| 2000 | 1.23M | +15,475 | +1.27% |
| 1999 | 1.22M | +17,277 | +1.44% |
| 1998 | 1.2M | +18,281 | +1.54% |
| 1997 | 1.18M | +19,351 | +1.66% |
| 1996 | 1.16M | +21,360 | +1.87% |
| 1995 | 1.14M | +24,362 | +2.18% |
| 1994 | 1.12M | +27,370 | +2.51% |
| 1993 | 1.09M | +29,052 | +2.74% |
| 1992 | 1.06M | +29,590 | +2.87% |
| 1991 | 1.03M | +31,026 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1M | +56,351 | +5.96% |
| 1989 | 945,059 | +56,057 | +6.31% |
| 1988 | 889,002 | +28,937 | +3.36% |
| 1987 | 860,065 | +25,549 | +3.06% |
| 1986 | 834,516 | +23,866 | +2.94% |
| 1985 | 810,650 | +21,648 | +2.74% |
| 1984 | 789,002 | +20,034 | +2.61% |
| 1983 | 768,968 | +19,243 | +2.57% |
| 1982 | 749,725 | +12,393 | +1.68% |
| 1981 | 737,332 | +7,476 | +1.02% |
| 1980 | 729,856 | +13,160 | +1.84% |
| 1979 | 716,696 | +10,950 | +1.55% |
| 1978 | 705,746 | +11,449 | +1.65% |
| 1977 | 694,297 | +17,730 | +2.62% |
| 1976 | 676,567 | +18,504 | +2.81% |
| 1975 | 658,063 | +19,403 | +3.04% |
| 1974 | 638,660 | +18,426 | +2.97% |
| 1973 | 620,234 | +17,780 | +2.95% |
| 1972 | 602,454 | +17,234 | +2.94% |
| 1971 | 585,220 | +16,393 | +2.88% |
| 1970 | 568,827 | +15,642 | +2.83% |
| 1969 | 553,185 | +14,730 | +2.74% |
| 1968 | 538,455 | +13,881 | +2.65% |
| 1967 | 524,574 | +13,003 | +2.54% |
| 1966 | 511,571 | +11,979 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 499,592 | +11,118 | +2.28% |
| 1964 | 488,474 | +10,237 | +2.14% |
| 1963 | 478,237 | +9,330 | +1.99% |
| 1962 | 468,907 | +8,397 | +1.82% |
| 1961 | 460,510 | +7,419 | +1.64% |
| 1960 | 453,091 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
