Population growth rate fell 22.0% to 1.28% in Namibia in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population growth rate in Namibia reached an all time high of 6.42% in 1989 and an all time low of 1.16% in 1981. When compared to Namibia's main peers, population growth rate in Angola amounted to 2.57%, 0.436% in Botswana, 0.169% in South Africa and 1.53% in Zimbabwe in 2022.
Namibia has been ranked 53rd within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of population growth rate, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Growth Rate | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Angola | % | 1.72% | 1.68% | 1.64% | 1.60% | 1.56% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 0.328% | 0.309% | 0.290% | 0.269% | 0.248% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 1.54% | 1.51% | 1.47% | 1.44% | 1.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 0.213% | 0.202% | 0.190% | 0.176% | 0.158% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 1.68% | 1.65% | 1.62% | 1.59% | 1.56% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 0.474% | 0.440% | 0.407% | 0.374% | 0.343% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | -0.135% | -0.155% | -0.174% | -0.194% | -0.214% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 0.345% | 0.325% | 0.303% | 0.282% | 0.261% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 2.46% | 2.43% | 2.40% | 2.37% | 2.34% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 0.753% | 0.719% | 0.685% | 0.651% | 0.616% |
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