Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre was 1.34 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.34 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
207th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3106 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Namibia is 1.34 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 1.34 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3106 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Namibia 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3106 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3183 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3267 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3357 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3452 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3554 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3663 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3778 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.39 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.403 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4167 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4312 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4464 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4624 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4791 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4959 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5125 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5277 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5419 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5555 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5675 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5791 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5911 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6032 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6157 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6289 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6427 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6578 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6789 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7034 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.726 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7491 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.773 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7969 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8192 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.859 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8793 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8992 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9172 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9313 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9403 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9439 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9439 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9406 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9359 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9332 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9331 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9364 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9436 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9563 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9767 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.34 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3473 units per square kilometre | 0.3106 units per square kilometre | 0.39 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4717 units per square kilometre | 0.403 units per square kilometre | 0.5419 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.612 units per square kilometre | 0.5555 units per square kilometre | 0.6789 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8044 units per square kilometre | 0.7034 units per square kilometre | 0.8992 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9356 units per square kilometre | 0.9172 units per square kilometre | 0.9439 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 0.9436 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 204 Mauritania 2.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 205 Russian Federation 1.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 206 Botswana 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 208 Libya 1.16 units per square kilometre compare
- 209 Guyana 1.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 210 Suriname 1.02 units per square kilometre 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,046 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 561 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3665 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre in Namibia was 1.34 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3106 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.