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🇳🇦 Namibia

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3NAM
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2NA
UN M49 numeric516
IOC codeNAM
Official nameRepublic of Namibia
Native name(s)afr: official: Republiek van Namibië; common: Namibië; deu: official: Republik Namibia; common: Namibia; eng: official: Republic of Namibia; common: Namibia; her: official: Republic of Namibia; common: Namibia; hgm: official: Republic of Namibia; common: Namibia; kwn: official: Republic of Namibia; common: Namibia; loz: official: Republic of Namibia; common: Namibia; ndo: official: Republic of Namibia; common: Namibia; tsn: official: Lefatshe la Namibia; common: Namibia
Alt spellingsNA, Namibië, Republic of Namibia
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionSouthern Africa
UN regional groupAfrican Group
CapitalWindhoek
Area (km²)825,615
Lat / Lng-22.0000, 17.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)AGO, BWA, ZAF, ZMB
Top-level domain.na
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 64

Demographics

Population (World Bank)3,092,816 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)67.516 (2024)
Languagesafr: Afrikaans; deu: German; eng: English; her: Herero; hgm: Khoekhoe; kwn: Kwangali; loz: Lozi; ndo: Ndonga; tsn: Tswana
Demonymseng: f: Namibian; m: Namibian; fra: f: Namibienne; m: Namibien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)15,080,340,653.528 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)4,875.926 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)19.291 (2025)
CurrenciesNAD: name: Namibian dollar; symbol: $; ZAR: name: South African rand; symbol: R

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950514,591
1951520,391
1952526,634
1953533,230
1954540,015
1955547,082
1956554,558
1957562,591
1958571,335
1959580,919
1960591,465
1961603,067
1962615,759
1963629,589
1964644,530
1965660,558
1966677,655
1967696,045
1968715,542
1969736,120
1970757,868
1971780,584
1972804,399
1973828,928
1974854,320
1975881,032
1976906,566
1977931,104
1978947,269
1979962,825
1980981,434
1981992,500
19821,010,308
19831,037,511
19841,065,989
19851,096,890
19861,131,081
19871,167,889
19881,209,696
19891,288,947
19901,369,303
19911,415,684
19921,461,322
19931,508,697
19941,556,304
19951,602,170
19961,646,103
19971,689,264
19981,732,745
19991,776,368
20001,818,647
20011,857,048
20021,889,970
20031,917,464
20041,942,082
20051,966,582
20061,991,888
20072,018,600
20082,047,056
20092,077,394
20102,109,811
20112,146,325
20122,194,654
20132,252,508
20142,312,139
20152,374,300
20162,439,213
20172,506,853
20182,577,327
20192,650,494
20202,728,762
20212,810,548
20222,889,662
20232,963,095

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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