Namibia vs Rwanda: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Namibia
2.43 % change on previous year
in 2025
Rwanda
2.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Namibia rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
49th
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate over time
- Namibia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.62 % change on previous year against 2.43 % change on previous year in Namibia, a difference of 0.19 % change on previous year.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 49th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 0.7497 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 0.8114 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 1990s | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 0.6521 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 0.3899 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 0.1605 % change on previous year | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate, Namibia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 2.62 % change on previous year against 2.43 % change on previous year in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate between Namibia and Rwanda?
- 0.19 % change on previous year, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 49th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.