Population, male, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Population, male, per square kilometre was 1.76 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Population, male, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per square kilometre in Namibia is 1.76 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 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 1.76 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3522 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 214th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3879 units per square kilometre | 0.3522 units per square kilometre | 0.4307 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5084 units per square kilometre | 0.4438 units per square kilometre | 0.5665 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6436 units per square kilometre | 0.5771 units per square kilometre | 0.7553 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9248 units per square kilometre | 0.8037 units per square kilometre | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 1.24 units per square kilometre | 1.57 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 units per square kilometre | 1.62 units per square kilometre | 1.76 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 211 Suriname 1.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 212 Iceland 1.96 units per square kilometre compare
- 213 Guyana 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 215 Australia 1.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 216 Mongolia 1.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 217 Greenland 0.0729 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, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4883 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Population, male, per square kilometre in Namibia was 1.76 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, male, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3522 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for population, male, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 214th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. 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, male, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male 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, male Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- 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, male 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.