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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
Under-five mortality
39.5

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Namibia2024 · 39.5
025.7851.5577.32103.11960199320251967: 96.31968: 96.51969: 96.71970: 971971: 97.31972: 97.71973: 98.21974: 98.91975: 99.91976: 1011977: 1021978: 1031979: 1031980: 1031981: 1011982: 98.81983: 95.71984: 92.11985: 88.11986: 84.31987: 80.91988: 781989: 75.41990: 73.61991: 72.31992: 71.51993: 71.21994: 71.61995: 72.61996: 741997: 75.61998: 771999: 78.12000: 78.22001: 77.62002: 76.62003: 75.62004: 74.42005: 712006: 662007: 622008: 57.52009: 53.22010: 50.32011: 502012: 52.62013: 50.82014: 502015: 51.82016: 51.42017: 49.82018: 48.52019: 46.62020: 44.82021: 43.22022: 41.62023: 41.12024: 39.5

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Namibia in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Windhoek
Country code
NAM

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