Population density rose 1.87% to 2.75 km per capita in Namibia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Namibia reached an all time high of 2.80 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 0.750 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Namibia's main peers, population density in Angola amounted to 16.7 km per capita, 3.54 km per capita in Botswana, 43.2 km per capita in South Africa and 35.5 km per capita in Zimbabwe in 2015.
Namibia has been ranked 176th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | km per capita | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | km per capita | 3.44 | 3.47 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | km per capita | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | km per capita | 65.5 | 66.2 | 66.8 | 67.6 | 68.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | km per capita | 29.7 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 32.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | km per capita | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 2.74 | 2.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | km per capita | 41.3 | 41.9 | 42.5 | 43.1 | 43.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | km per capita | 68.2 | 69.4 | 70.5 | 71.6 | 72.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | km per capita | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 18.9 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | km per capita | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 36.6 |
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