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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Namibia

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population3.09M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$15.08B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$4.88K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth67.52024 · yearsInternet use64.9%2024 · % of populationForest area7.8%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
67.5

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Namibia2024 · 67.5
016.8833.7650.6467.521960199320251960: 48.51961: 49.21962: 501963: 50.61964: 51.31965: 521966: 52.31967: 52.91968: 53.61969: 54.11970: 54.71971: 55.31972: 55.81973: 56.41974: 56.91975: 57.61976: 581977: 58.61978: 59.11979: 59.51980: 56.61981: 56.91982: 57.31983: 57.61984: 58.11985: 58.51986: 58.71987: 59.11988: 591989: 60.81990: 61.41991: 60.81992: 60.21993: 59.31994: 58.41995: 57.51996: 56.61997: 55.81998: 54.81999: 542000: 52.92001: 522002: 522003: 51.92004: 52.22005: 52.62006: 53.22007: 542008: 54.72009: 55.32010: 56.12011: 56.62012: 57.72013: 58.52014: 59.32015: 602016: 60.82017: 61.72018: 62.62019: 63.52020: 64.12021: 60.92022: 64.22023: 67.42024: 67.5

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Namibia in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Windhoek
Country code
NAM

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