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Namibia

Namibia / NA

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Namibia in numbers.

Area824,290 kmยฒWorld # 33 โ†’Population3.1MWorld # 136 โ†’Population density3.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 211 โ†’Life expectancy67.5 yearsWorld # 170 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 4,876World # 140 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Namibia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area824,290 kmยฒWorld # 33 / 2023 โ†’Population3.1MWorld # 136 / 2025 โ†’Population density3.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 211 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,990World # 24 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2%World # 46 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.2World # 50 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate25.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 152 / 2024 โ†’Median age21 yearsWorld # 186 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.8%World # 169 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1436.7%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Urban population50.9%World # 153 / 2025 โ†’Net migration1.9KWorld # 58 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 68 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share3.8%World # 125 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy67.5 yearsWorld # 170 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy52.8 yearsWorld # 173 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 136 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 4,876World # 140 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 15.1BWorld # 147 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 11,986World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.7%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.5%World # 83 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment19.3%World # 8 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment38.1%World # 10 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,184 hours/yearWorld # 29 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)59.1World # 1 / 2015 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)9.1%World # 4 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people224.8 per million peopleWorld # 95 / 2022 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 58 / 2022 โ†’Patent applications per million people2.6 per million peopleWorld # 105 / 2019 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,581 kcal/dayWorld # 149 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person24.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 142 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production18.3K tWorld # 96 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area7.8%World # 173 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,232 kWh/personWorld # 101 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.1 tWorld # 154 / 2024 โ†’Internet use64.9%World # 145 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions85.2 per 100 peopleWorld # 164 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate11.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 37 / 2021 โ†’Road traffic death rate34.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 11 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.7%World # 36 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament42.3%World # 21 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals187.1KWorld # 157 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 155MWorld # 140 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 97.5%Main languageAfrikaansMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports572 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightAfrikaansLargest staple-food calorie sourceMaize2023Current currencyRandNAD / ZARDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsNamib