Population ages 20-24, female in Namibia
Namibia: Population ages 20-24, female was 128,078 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
128,078
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
129th
of 218 countries
All-time high
130,181
in 2023
All-time low
23,714
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, female in Namibia, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 20-24, female in Namibia stood at 128,078.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Namibia peaked at 130,181 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,714, in 1960.
Namibia ranks 129th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, female in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23,714 | — |
| 1961 | 24,375 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 25,162 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 26,068 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 27,071 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 28,126 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 29,204 | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 30,282 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 31,297 | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 32,406 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 33,554 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 34,602 | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 35,691 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 36,792 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 37,755 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 38,704 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 39,534 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 40,229 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 40,093 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 40,045 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 40,562 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 40,562 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 41,536 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 43,692 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 46,065 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 48,693 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 51,618 | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 54,687 | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 58,064 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 64,935 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 71,208 | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 73,337 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 75,064 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 76,691 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 78,292 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 79,941 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 81,690 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 83,502 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 85,346 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 87,003 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 88,483 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 89,896 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 91,011 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 91,881 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 93,066 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 94,735 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 96,767 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 99,455 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 102,696 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 106,291 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 110,936 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 116,388 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 121,380 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 125,383 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 128,069 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 128,679 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 127,711 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 126,795 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 126,464 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 126,922 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 128,232 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 129,516 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 129,980 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 130,181 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 129,506 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 128,078 | -1.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 128,078 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 550,365, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 128,078 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 712,789, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,770 | 23,714 | 32,406 | 10 |
| 1970s | 37,700 | 33,554 | 40,229 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,041 | 40,562 | 64,935 | 10 |
| 1990s | 79,207 | 71,208 | 87,003 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95,428 | 88,483 | 106,291 | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,873 | 110,936 | 128,679 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,249 | 128,078 | 130,181 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Namibia?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Namibia was 128,078 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 130,181 in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,714 in 1960.
- How does Namibia rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Namibia ranks 129th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24.