Namibia

Population estimates and projections 2,963,095 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 21.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 3.21 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.37% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 3,092,816 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.05% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 3.8% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 36.7% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 3.21 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 25.9 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 6.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 50.9% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 65.9 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 67.9 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 3.7 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 2.95% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections 3.9 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 1,866 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 3.8% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.7% 2024 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 19.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 38.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 58.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 54.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 47.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 22.3% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 16.5% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 61.1% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$15.1 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$4,876 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$10,242 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$4,340 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 1.7% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 55.0% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 18.7% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 9.5% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$3,656 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 3.5% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 202.7 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 6.1% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 17.889 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 41.4% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 30.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 87.4% 2015 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 75.6% 2015 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 30.1% 2015 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 0.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 1.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 19.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 99.1% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 92.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 95.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 24.6% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 9.1% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 120.7% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 26.1% 2022 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 87.6% 2023 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 88.6% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 82.0% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 67.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 56.9 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 66 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 7.43 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 18.3% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 43.8% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 16.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 21.6% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 23.5% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 82% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 24.9% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.2 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 38.0 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 1.14 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 67.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 71.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 63.5 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 9.5% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 39.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 36.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 139 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.55 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.7 per 1,000 people 2009 · World Bank Measles immunisation 79% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 7.5% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$397 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 5.3% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 21.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 22.7% 2013 · World Bank Malaria incidence 7.2 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 422 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 2.60 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 64.9% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 85 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 2.8 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 28.9% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 12,117 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 5.0% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 10.0% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 44.7% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 63.9% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 108.6% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 9.6% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -13.4% 2024 · World Bank High-technology exports 0.1% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 34.8 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 60,304 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 59.3% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 46.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 30.0% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 1.9% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 61.8% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 0.98e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 2.29e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 14.2 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 4.7 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 1.20 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 7.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 2.41 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 12.8 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 9.8% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 24.4% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 14.2 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 39.9% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 86.5% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 38.7% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 0.3% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 2,132 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.88e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 47.9%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 1.22e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 25.6e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 7.0% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 184 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 47.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 381,230 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 20.1% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 105.6 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 27.1 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 823,290 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 59.1 (0 to 100) 2015 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 47.2% 2015 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 22.9% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 17.4% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 35.0% 2015 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 61.1% 2015 · World Bank

Tax revenue 33.9% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 36.2% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.65% 2022 · World Bank Researchers per million people 225 per million people 2022 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 231 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 11.2 per 100,000 people 2021 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 42.3% 2025 · World Bank