Urban population rose 3.73% to 1.37 mil in Namibia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Namibia reached an all time high of 1.37 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.114 mil in 1960. When compared to Namibia's main peers, urban population in Angola amounted to 22.9 mil, 1.72 mil in Botswana, 40.7 mil in South Africa and 4.88 mil in Zimbabwe in 2021.
Namibia has been ranked 143rd within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | mil | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 33.6 | 35.3 | 37.0 | 38.7 | 40.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 0.570 | 0.586 | 0.602 | 0.619 | 0.636 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 9.23 | 9.67 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 36.2 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.264 | 0.268 | 0.272 | 0.276 | 0.280 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.81 | 7.12 | 7.43 | 7.76 | 8.10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | mil | 4.58 | 4.67 | 4.76 | 4.85 | 4.95 |
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