Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Namibia
Namibia: Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 25.89 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
25.89 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
47th
of 218 countries
All-time high
43.87 per 1,000 people
in 1974
All-time low
25.89 per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Namibia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 25.89 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024.
The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Namibia peaked at 43.87 per 1,000 people in 1974 and was at its lowest, 25.89 per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 47th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.09 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 42.2 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 42.4 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 42.64 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 42.67 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 42.77 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 42.92 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 43.02 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 43.22 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 43.29 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 43.45 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 43.55 per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 43.73 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 43.85 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 43.87 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 43.72 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 43.52 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 42.81 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 42.65 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 40.84 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 40.6 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 39.82 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 38.45 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 38.28 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 38.29 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 38.32 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 38.34 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 38.56 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 38.73 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 38.23 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 40.96 per 1,000 people | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 40.48 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 39.27 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 37.88 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 36.27 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 34.45 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 32.95 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 32.77 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 32.9 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 32.63 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 31.61 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 30.48 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 29.64 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 29.03 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 28.92 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.32 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 29.73 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 29.98 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 30.27 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 30.62 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 31.01 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 31.14 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 31.35 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.18 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.01 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.67 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 30.31 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 29.65 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.07 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.39 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 27.69 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.02 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 26.34 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 25.89 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 25.89 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 25.89 per 1,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.33 per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 25.89 per 1,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.86 per 1,000 people, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.72 per 1,000 people | 42.09 per 1,000 people | 43.29 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.2 per 1,000 people | 40.84 per 1,000 people | 43.87 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.76 per 1,000 people | 38.23 per 1,000 people | 40.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.06 per 1,000 people | 32.63 per 1,000 people | 40.96 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.96 per 1,000 people | 28.92 per 1,000 people | 31.61 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.38 per 1,000 people | 28.39 per 1,000 people | 31.35 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.57 per 1,000 people | 25.89 per 1,000 people | 27.69 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 44 Solomon Islands 26.71 per 1,000 people compare
- 45 Palestine 26.46 per 1,000 people compare
- 46 Ghana 25.92 per 1,000 people compare
- 48 Iraq 25.58 per 1,000 people compare
- 49 Uzbekistan 25.56 per 1,000 people compare
- 50 Tajikistan 25.33 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0646 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Namibia?
- Birth rate, crude in Namibia was 25.89 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.87 per 1,000 people in 1974.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.89 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for birth rate, crude?
- Namibia ranks 47th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.