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Life expectancy at age 15 in Namibia

Namibia: Life expectancy at age 15 was 78.2 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
78.2 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
202nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.2 years
in 2100
All-time low
56.73 years
in 2003
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Namibia, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Namibia stood at 78.2 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Namibia peaked at 78.2 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 56.73 years, in 2003.

Namibia ranks 202nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Namibia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 60.81 years —
1951 60.94 years +0.2%
1952 61.2 years +0.4%
1953 61.42 years +0.4%
1954 61.71 years +0.5%
1955 61.92 years +0.3%
1956 62.17 years +0.4%
1957 62.4 years +0.4%
1958 62.73 years +0.5%
1959 62.98 years +0.4%
1960 63.29 years +0.5%
1961 63.58 years +0.5%
1962 63.89 years +0.5%
1963 64.14 years +0.4%
1964 64.46 years +0.5%
1965 64.71 years +0.4%
1966 64.56 years -0.2%
1967 64.84 years +0.4%
1968 65.11 years +0.4%
1969 65.34 years +0.4%
1970 65.57 years +0.4%
1971 65.86 years +0.4%
1972 66.1 years +0.4%
1973 66.39 years +0.4%
1974 66.63 years +0.4%
1975 66.98 years +0.5%
1976 67.22 years +0.3%
1977 67.53 years +0.5%
1978 67.83 years +0.4%
1979 68.01 years +0.3%
1980 64.4 years -5.3%
1981 64.53 years +0.2%
1982 64.74 years +0.3%
1983 64.82 years +0.1%
1984 65.08 years +0.4%
1985 65.23 years +0.2%
1986 65.25 years +0.0%
1987 65.42 years +0.3%
1988 65.14 years -0.4%
1989 66.73 years +2.4%
1990 67.17 years +0.7%
1991 66.45 years -1.1%
1992 65.62 years -1.2%
1993 64.61 years -1.5%
1994 63.75 years -1.3%
1995 62.82 years -1.5%
1996 61.94 years -1.4%
1997 61.16 years -1.3%
1998 60.04 years -1.8%
1999 59.22 years -1.4%
2000 58.1 years -1.9%
2001 57.05 years -1.8%
2002 56.92 years -0.2%
2003 56.73 years -0.3%
2004 56.85 years +0.2%
2005 57.05 years +0.4%
2006 57.48 years +0.8%
2007 58.14 years +1.1%
2008 58.67 years +0.9%
2009 59.11 years +0.8%
2010 59.68 years +1.0%
2011 60.22 years +0.9%
2012 61.18 years +1.6%
2013 61.87 years +1.1%
2014 62.68 years +1.3%
2015 63.33 years +1.0%
2016 64.1 years +1.2%
2017 64.92 years +1.3%
2018 65.81 years +1.4%
2019 66.76 years +1.4%
2020 67.22 years +0.7%
2021 63.74 years -5.2%
2022 67.14 years +5.3%
2023 70.38 years +4.8%
2024 70.47 years +0.1%
2025 70.57 years +0.1%
2026 70.67 years +0.1%
2027 70.78 years +0.1%
2028 70.88 years +0.1%
2029 70.96 years +0.1%
2030 71.06 years +0.1%
2031 71.15 years +0.1%
2032 71.24 years +0.1%
2033 71.34 years +0.1%
2034 71.44 years +0.1%
2035 71.53 years +0.1%
2036 71.61 years +0.1%
2037 71.7 years +0.1%
2038 71.79 years +0.1%
2039 71.87 years +0.1%
2040 71.94 years +0.1%
2041 72.02 years +0.1%
2042 72.1 years +0.1%
2043 72.18 years +0.1%
2044 72.27 years +0.1%
2045 72.36 years +0.1%
2046 72.44 years +0.1%
2047 72.53 years +0.1%
2048 72.62 years +0.1%
2049 72.71 years +0.1%
2050 72.8 years +0.1%
2051 72.88 years +0.1%
2052 72.97 years +0.1%
2053 73.07 years +0.1%
2054 73.16 years +0.1%
2055 73.25 years +0.1%
2056 73.34 years +0.1%
2057 73.44 years +0.1%
2058 73.54 years +0.1%
2059 73.64 years +0.1%
2060 73.74 years +0.1%
2061 73.84 years +0.1%
2062 73.94 years +0.1%
2063 74.05 years +0.1%
2064 74.15 years +0.1%
2065 74.25 years +0.1%
2066 74.36 years +0.1%
2067 74.47 years +0.2%
2068 74.56 years +0.1%
2069 74.67 years +0.1%
2070 74.78 years +0.1%
2071 74.89 years +0.1%
2072 74.98 years +0.1%
2073 75.08 years +0.1%
2074 75.19 years +0.2%
2075 75.31 years +0.2%
2076 75.42 years +0.2%
2077 75.54 years +0.2%
2078 75.66 years +0.2%
2079 75.77 years +0.1%
2080 75.88 years +0.1%
2081 75.99 years +0.2%
2082 76.12 years +0.2%
2083 76.23 years +0.2%
2084 76.34 years +0.1%
2085 76.45 years +0.1%
2086 76.58 years +0.2%
2087 76.69 years +0.1%
2088 76.81 years +0.2%
2089 76.91 years +0.1%
2090 77.02 years +0.1%
2091 77.14 years +0.1%
2092 77.26 years +0.2%
2093 77.36 years +0.1%
2094 77.48 years +0.2%
2095 77.6 years +0.2%
2096 77.73 years +0.2%
2097 77.85 years +0.2%
2098 77.97 years +0.2%
2099 78.08 years +0.2%
2100 78.2 years +0.2%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 78.2 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4 years, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 78.2 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.32 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 61.83 years 60.81 years 62.98 years 10
1960s 64.39 years 63.29 years 65.34 years 10
1970s 66.81 years 65.57 years 68.01 years 10
1980s 65.13 years 64.4 years 66.73 years 10
1990s 63.28 years 59.22 years 67.17 years 10
2000s 57.61 years 56.73 years 59.11 years 10
2010s 63.05 years 59.68 years 66.76 years 10
2020s 69.28 years 63.74 years 70.96 years 10
2030s 71.47 years 71.06 years 71.87 years 10
2040s 72.32 years 71.94 years 72.71 years 10
2050s 73.21 years 72.8 years 73.64 years 10
2060s 74.2 years 73.74 years 74.67 years 10
2070s 75.26 years 74.78 years 75.77 years 10
2080s 76.4 years 75.88 years 76.91 years 10
2090s 77.55 years 77.02 years 78.08 years 10
2100s 78.2 years 78.2 years 78.2 years 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 199 Cameroon 78.31 years compare
  2. 200 Zimbabwe 78.24 years compare
  3. 201 Afghanistan 78.21 years compare
  4. 203 Micronesia (country) 78.17 years compare
  5. 204 Fiji 78.15 years compare
  6. 205 Tuvalu 78.04 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Namibia?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Namibia was 78.2 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 78.2 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 56.73 years in 2003.
How does Namibia rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Namibia ranks 202nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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