Population, male in Namibia

Namibia: Population, male was 1.51 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.51 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
135th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.51 million
in 2025
All-time low
284,739
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Namibia, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male in Namibia is 1.51 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Namibia peaked at 1.51 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 284,739, in 1960.

That places Namibia 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 315,868 284,739 354,583 10
1970s 418,541 365,361 466,361 10
1980s 529,854 475,106 621,866 10
1990s 761,367 661,673 857,085 10
2000s 943,234 877,288 1.00 million 10
2010s 1.14 million 1.02 million 1.29 million 10
2020s 1.43 million 1.33 million 1.51 million 6

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 132 Eritrea 1.78 million compare
  2. 133 Mongolia 1.78 million compare
  3. 134 Uruguay 1.64 million compare
  4. 136 Puerto Rico 1.50 million compare
  5. 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.50 million compare
  6. 138 Armenia 1.43 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Namibia?
Population, male in Namibia was 1.51 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 284,739 in 1960.
How does Namibia rank for population, male?
Namibia ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.