Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Namibia

At age 65, people in Namibia could expect to live 14.9 more years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Namibia, 2023 (latest estimate) 14.9 Years
Change from 2022 +11.7% 2022: 13.3 years
Projection for 2030 15.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 15.3 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 17.8 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 138th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections in Namibia over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at age 65, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Namibia
2100 17.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 17.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 17.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 16.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 16.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 16.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 16.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 15.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 15.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 15.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 15.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 15.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 15.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 15.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 15.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 14.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 14.9 years
2022 13.3 years
2021 11.8 years
2020 13.8 years
2019 14.2 years
2018 14.0 years
2017 13.8 years
2016 13.7 years
2015 13.6 years
2014 13.5 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +11.7% from 13.3 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 13.4 years, the figure has changed by +11.3%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Namibia has the 138th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Namibia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024