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Namibia

Africa · 2024

Namibia Overview & Key Indicators

Namibia is in the Africa region. Population is 3,030,131. Total GDP is $13.6B. GDP per capita is $4,502. Life expectancy is 67.5 years.

Population

3,030,131

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2024

Total GDP

$13.6B

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · 2024

GDP per Capita

$4,502

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · 2024

Life Expectancy

67.5

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Historical Trends
World Bank and UNDP series from 2000 through 2024. Missing years are omitted.
Namibia Demographics

Median Age (years)

21.1

UN World Population Prospects · MedianAgePop · 2024

Population Growth

2.24%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · 2024

Urbanization

50.4%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2024

Net Migration

1.4

World Bank World Development Indicators · derived · 2024

Namibia Economy

Unemployment Rate

19.2%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2024

Inflation Rate

4.2%

World Bank World Development Indicators · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2024

Gini Index

59.1

Data year 2015

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.GINI · 2015

Poverty Rate

22.9%

Data year 2015

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.DDAY · 2015

Military Expenditure (% of GDP)

2.7%

World Bank World Development Indicators · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024

Namibia Social & Health

Life Expectancy

67.5

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Literacy Rate

87.6%

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · SE.ADT.LITR.ZS · 2023

Human Development Index

0.665

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · hdi · 2023

Education Index

0.570

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · education_index · 2023

Namibia Environment

CO₂ Emissions

1.20

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.CO2E.PC · 2024

Renewable Energy Share

30.0%

Data year 2021

World Bank World Development Indicators · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021

Forest Area

7.8%

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · 2023

PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)

14.2

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · 2023

Namibia Technology

Internet Users

64.9%

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024

Mobile Subscriptions

85.2

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024

Data Sources & Accuracy

World Development Indicators, The World Bank, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Human Development Index and Education Index inputs, UNDP Human Development Report Office, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Median age, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Headline figures use 2024 where available. Older values show their year on the card. Missing values are shown as “No data”; they are never filled in with zeros.

Last checked: September 30, 2026