Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Namibia: key statistics
Namibia has 3.1m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $4,876. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- rand, Namibian dollar ZAR · NAD
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- NANAM
- Land neighbours
- Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Zambia
Population3.1m2025 · rank 136 of 217GDP$15.1bn2025 · rank 146 of 211GDP per capita$4,8762025 · rank 142 of 211Life expectancy67.5 yrs2024 · rank 172 of 217Internet users64.9%2024 · rank 134 of 188Fertility3.212024 · rank 50 of 217CO₂ per person1.20 t2024 · rank 135 of 203Inflation3.5%2025 · rank 79 of 180
topic profiles
Namibia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Namibia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3.1m | 2025 | 136/217 | 36/48 | +30% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.05% | 2025 | 46/217 | 33/48 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 50.9% | 2025 | 154/217 | 19/48 | +5.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.21 | 2024 | 50/217 | 40/48 | −12% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.8% | 2025 | 171/217 | 13/48 | +0.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 36.7% | 2025 | 44/217 | 38/48 | +0.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 3.7 | 2024 | 213/216 | 48/48 | +31% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 25.9 | 2024 | 47/217 | 41/48 | −17% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 824,292 km² | 2024 | 33/216 | 12/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $15.1bn | 2025 | 146/211 | 29/46 | +33% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $4,876 | 2025 | 142/211 | 8/46 | +2.1% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $11,986 | 2025 | 134/199 | 9/46 | +15% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $4,340 | 2025 | 137/201 | 8/46 | −16% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.7% | 2025 | 157/210 | 41/46 | −2.5 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.3% | 2025 | 185/210 | 40/46 | −1.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 7.0% | 2025 | 91/198 | 35/45 | +0.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 28.9% | 2025 | 59/201 | 13/45 | +1.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 55.0% | 2025 | 121/201 | 13/45 | −3.0 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 18.7% | 2025 | 136/175 | 29/43 | −11.9 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 9.5% | 2024 | 146/163 | 34/39 | −13.5 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.5% | 2025 | 79/180 | 23/44 | +0.1 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 6.4% | 2024 | 48/136 | 17/36 | +6.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 11.0% | 2024 | 51/136 | 20/36 | +2.3 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 17.89 | 2025 | 98/210 | 43/47 | +39% | — | |
| Government debt | 4.7% | 2015 | 76/78 | 14/15 | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 33.9% | 2024 | 2/142 | 2/32 | −0.8 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 36.2% | 2023 | 29/142 | 2/32 | +0.7 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.77% | 2025 | 35/156 | 7/45 | −1.8 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 44.7% | 2025 | 65/184 | 8/43 | +9.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 63.9% | 2025 | 49/184 | 5/43 | +2.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 108.6% | 2025 | 50/184 | 5/43 | +11.3 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -13.4% | 2024 | 163/185 | 37/42 | −4.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 9.6% | 2025 | 22/197 | 6/46 | +2.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.7% | 2024 | 131/178 | 36/41 | +0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 187,100 | 2020 | 155/196 | 28/42 | −83% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 19.3% | 2025 | 8/187 | 6/47 | −1.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 38.0% | 2025 | 10/187 | 5/47 | −3.2 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 58.8% | 2025 | 112/187 | 30/47 | −1.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 54.9% | 2025 | 84/187 | 29/47 | −1.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $272m | 2023 | 85/145 | 36/48 | +4.1% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 2.3% | 2023 | 73/139 | 36/47 | +0.1 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $91.7 | 2023 | 50/145 | 13/48 | −21% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 22.9% | 2015 | 32/151 | 30/44 | −24.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 35.0% | 2015 | 38/151 | 34/44 | −26.7 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 17.4% | 2015 | 92/145 | 42/45 | −20.3 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 59.1 | 2015 | 1/151 | 1/44 | −6.6% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 20.1% | 2024 | 23/167 | 18/44 | −0.6 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 42.3% | 2025 | 21/190 | 4/46 | +1.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 87.6% | 2023 | 91/141 | 9/41 | −0.6 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 87.4% | 2023 | 93/147 | 7/41 | −0.6 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 120.7% | 2024 | 11/191 | 5/41 | −2.0 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 82.0% | 2024 | 125/176 | 8/34 | +5.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 26.1% | 2022 | 117/172 | 2/34 | +9.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 88.6% | 2024 | 117/168 | 9/36 | −2.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.1 | 2018 | 55/173 | 34/40 | −15% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 9.1% | 2024 | 4/184 | 1/43 | +5.4 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.5 yrs | 2024 | 172/217 | 14/48 | +14% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 36.4 | 2024 | 30/196 | 25/48 | −19% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 39.5 | 2024 | 38/196 | 32/48 | −21% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 139 | 2023 | 54/194 | 40/48 | −65% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 9.5% | 2023 | 35/193 | 5/48 | −0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $397 | 2023 | 102/193 | 5/48 | −26% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.55 | 2022 | 127/180 | 6/46 | +44% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 79% | 2024 | 151/193 | 26/48 | −4.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 9.0% | 2024 | 8/153 | 8/44 | −3.6 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 22.7% | 2013 | 50/154 | 33/46 | −6.6 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 86.5% | 2024 | 160/206 | 10/46 | +4.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 38.7% | 2024 | 179/203 | 25/46 | +3.9 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 64.9% | 2024 | 134/188 | 7/46 | +50.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 85.2 | 2024 | 164/210 | 27/48 | −26% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 2.8 | 2024 | 153/208 | 10/48 | +59% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 59.3% | 2024 | 188/215 | 23/48 | +10.9 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 46.0% | 2024 | 145/192 | 14/48 | +3.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.20 t | 2024 | 135/203 | 9/47 | −13% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 30.0% | 2021 | 80/212 | 41/48 | −1.6 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 93.4% | 2021 | 10/206 | 4/48 | −4.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 9.8% | 2024 | 168/214 | 41/48 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 1.0% | 2024 | 183/206 | 45/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.7% | 2022 | 138/177 | 30/47 | −1.4 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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