Namibia

Windhoek

Namibia is renowned for the breathtaking sand dunes of Sossusvlei, where crimson-hued peaks like Dune 45 rise dramatically against the striking blue sky, creating a surreal landscape that enchants visitors. This African gem is also home to the Skeleton Coast, a haunting stretch of coastline dotted with the skeletal remains of shipwrecks, where the roaring Atlantic Ocean meets the arid desert in a mesmerizing display of nature’s contrasts.

Year	Population	Change
2024	3,030,131	+67,036
2023	2,963,095	+73,433
2022	2,889,662	+79,114
2021	2,810,548	+81,786
2020	2,728,762	+78,268
2019	2,650,494	+73,167
2018	2,577,327	+70,474
2017	2,506,853	+67,640
2016	2,439,213	+64,913
2015	2,374,300	+62,161
2014	2,312,139	+59,631
2013	2,252,508	+57,854
2012	2,194,654	+48,329
2011	2,146,325	+36,514
2010	2,109,811	+32,417
2009	2,077,394	+30,338
2008	2,047,056	+28,456
2007	2,018,600	+26,712
2006	1,991,888	+25,306
2005	1,966,582	+24,500
2004	1,942,082	+24,618
2003	1,917,464	+27,494
2002	1,889,970	+32,922
2001	1,857,048	+38,401
2000	1,818,647	+42,279
1999	1,776,368	+43,623
1998	1,732,745	+43,481
1997	1,689,264	+43,161
1996	1,646,103	+43,933
1995	1,602,170	+45,866
1994	1,556,304	+47,607
1993	1,508,697	+47,375
1992	1,461,322	+45,638
1991	1,415,684	+46,381
1990	1,369,303	+80,356
1989	1,288,947	+79,251
1988	1,209,696	+41,807
1987	1,167,889	+36,808
1986	1,131,081	+34,191
1985	1,096,890	+30,901
1984	1,065,989	+28,478
1983	1,037,511	+27,203
1982	1,010,308	+17,808
1981	992,500	+11,066
1980	981,434	+18,609
1979	962,825	+15,556
1978	947,269	+16,165
1977	931,104	+24,538
1976	906,566	+25,534
1975	881,032	+26,712
1974	854,320	+25,392
1973	828,928	+24,529
1972	804,399	+23,815
1971	780,584	+22,716
1970	757,868	+21,748
1969	736,120	+20,578
1968	715,542	+19,497
1967	696,045	+18,390
1966	677,655	+17,097
1965	660,558	+16,028
1964	644,530	+14,941
1963	629,589	+13,830
1962	615,759	+12,692
1961	603,067	+11,602
1960	591,465	—