What is life expectancy in Namibia?

Life expectancy in Namibia was 67.38 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 67.38 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 41.95 years in 1950.

How does Namibia rank for life expectancy?

Namibia ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Namibia

Name: Life expectancy in Namibia
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Namibia: Life expectancy was 67.38 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

67.38 years

Change on year

up 5.0%

World rank

188th

of 236 countries

All-time high

67.38 years

in 2023

All-time low

41.95 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Namibia, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Namibia stood at 67.38 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Namibia peaked at 67.38 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.95 years, in 1950.

That places Namibia 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	44.78 years	41.95 years	47.79 years	10
1960s	51.46 years	48.53 years	54.13 years	10
1970s	57.2 years	54.69 years	59.52 years	10
1980s	58.27 years	56.57 years	60.77 years	10
1990s	57.88 years	53.98 years	61.36 years	10
2000s	53.09 years	51.92 years	55.35 years	10
2010s	59.69 years	56.09 years	63.55 years	10
2020s	64.12 years	60.85 years	67.38 years	4

Countries ranked near Namibia

185 Rwanda 67.79 years compare
186 East Timor 67.69 years compare
187 Pakistan 67.65 years compare
189 Malawi 67.35 years compare
190 Fiji 67.32 years compare
191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Namibia

Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 27,049 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 36,353 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 35,439 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 26,294 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 27,662 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,043 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 28,053 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 36,928 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 35,115 (2025)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Namibia?: Life expectancy in Namibia was 67.38 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 67.38 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 41.95 years in 1950.
How does Namibia rank for life expectancy?: Namibia ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.