Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Namibia
Namibia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate was -0.3746 % change on previous year in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
-0.3746 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
63rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
4.19 % change on previous year
in 1988
All-time low
-0.4257 % change on previous year
in 2007
Years of data
100
1951–2050
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Namibia, 1951–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2050, population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Namibia stood at -0.3746 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 293.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Namibia peaked at 4.19 % change on previous year in 1988 and was at its lowest, -0.4257 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Namibia ranks 63rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 1953 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 1.61 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1955 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 2 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 1972 | 2.78 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 1985 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 1986 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 4.03 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 4.19 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1634 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1993 % change on previous year | -222.0% |
| 2004 | -0.34 % change on previous year | +70.6% |
| 2005 | -0.3744 % change on previous year | +10.1% |
| 2006 | -0.403 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 2007 | -0.4257 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2008 | -0.3758 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2319 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0457 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1695 % change on previous year | -470.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3006 % change on previous year | +77.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3899 % change on previous year | +29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3688 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.274 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1902 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 2017 | 0.131 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0735 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0309 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2020 | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0379 % change on previous year | +2350.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0773 % change on previous year | +104.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1107 % change on previous year | +43.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1395 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 2025 | -0.1591 % change on previous year | +14.0% |
| 2026 | -0.178 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 2027 | -0.1939 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2028 | -0.2075 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2029 | -0.2181 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2030 | -0.2272 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2031 | -0.2316 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2032 | -0.233 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2033 | -0.2304 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2034 | -0.2222 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2035 | -0.21 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2036 | -0.1946 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2037 | -0.1766 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2038 | -0.1538 % change on previous year | -12.9% |
| 2039 | -0.1261 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 2040 | -0.0951 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 2041 | -0.056 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 2042 | -0.0937 % change on previous year | +67.2% |
| 2043 | -0.1266 % change on previous year | +35.2% |
| 2044 | -0.1597 % change on previous year | +26.1% |
| 2045 | -0.1945 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 2046 | -0.2295 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 2047 | -0.2639 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 2048 | -0.2994 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2049 | -0.3368 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2050 | -0.3746 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -0.3746 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.1524 % change on previous year, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -0.3746 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2883 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -2350.0% | -0.0015 % change on previous year | -0.0379 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +470.9% | -0.0457 % change on previous year | 0.1695 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -222.0% | 0.1634 % change on previous year | -0.1993 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -105.0% | 0.0309 % change on previous year | -0.0015 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -104.2% | -0.0379 % change on previous year | -0.0773 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +80.3% | -0.2319 % change on previous year | -0.0457 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.63 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 2 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0267 % change on previous year | -0.4257 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1883 % change on previous year | -0.0457 % change on previous year | 0.3899 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1323 % change on previous year | -0.2181 % change on previous year | -0.0015 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2006 % change on previous year | -0.233 % change on previous year | -0.1261 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.1855 % change on previous year | -0.3368 % change on previous year | -0.056 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.3746 % change on previous year | -0.3746 % change on previous year | -0.3746 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 60 Lesotho -0.293 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Western Sahara -0.3513 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Antigua and Barbuda -0.3643 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Egypt -0.3894 % change on previous year compare
- 65 Gabon -0.4321 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Montserrat -0.4484 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Namibia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,116 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,223 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,828 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,898 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Namibia?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Namibia was -0.3746 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 % change on previous year in 1988.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4257 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Namibia rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 63rd out of 217 countries with data for 2050.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 293.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.