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Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Namibia

Namibia: Share in poverty vs. life expectancy was 67.39 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67.39 years
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
188th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.39 years
in 2023
All-time low
41.95 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Namibia, 1950–2023

0204060195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 67.39 years for share in poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Namibia peaked at 67.39 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.95 years, in 1950.

That places Namibia 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Namibia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 41.95 years —
1951 42.5 years +1.3%
1952 43.15 years +1.5%
1953 43.75 years +1.4%
1954 44.43 years +1.6%
1955 45.05 years +1.4%
1956 45.7 years +1.5%
1957 46.38 years +1.5%
1958 47.11 years +1.6%
1959 47.79 years +1.4%
1960 48.53 years +1.5%
1961 49.24 years +1.5%
1962 49.97 years +1.5%
1963 50.64 years +1.3%
1964 51.35 years +1.4%
1965 52 years +1.3%
1966 52.3 years +0.6%
1967 52.93 years +1.2%
1968 53.55 years +1.2%
1969 54.13 years +1.1%
1970 54.69 years +1.0%
1971 55.29 years +1.1%
1972 55.84 years +1.0%
1973 56.42 years +1.0%
1974 56.94 years +0.9%
1975 57.55 years +1.1%
1976 58.04 years +0.9%
1977 58.59 years +0.9%
1978 59.11 years +0.9%
1979 59.52 years +0.7%
1980 56.57 years -5.0%
1981 56.91 years +0.6%
1982 57.34 years +0.7%
1983 57.64 years +0.5%
1984 58.1 years +0.8%
1985 58.47 years +0.6%
1986 58.73 years +0.4%
1987 59.12 years +0.7%
1988 59.03 years -0.2%
1989 60.77 years +2.9%
1990 61.36 years +1.0%
1991 60.83 years -0.9%
1992 60.16 years -1.1%
1993 59.26 years -1.5%
1994 58.44 years -1.4%
1995 57.52 years -1.6%
1996 56.64 years -1.5%
1997 55.84 years -1.4%
1998 54.77 years -1.9%
1999 53.98 years -1.4%
2000 52.95 years -1.9%
2001 51.98 years -1.8%
2002 51.99 years +0.0%
2003 51.92 years -0.1%
2004 52.17 years +0.5%
2005 52.56 years +0.7%
2006 53.18 years +1.2%
2007 54.03 years +1.6%
2008 54.74 years +1.3%
2009 55.35 years +1.1%
2010 56.09 years +1.3%
2011 56.65 years +1.0%
2012 57.73 years +1.9%
2013 58.47 years +1.3%
2014 59.31 years +1.4%
2015 60.01 years +1.2%
2016 60.81 years +1.3%
2017 61.66 years +1.4%
2018 62.58 years +1.5%
2019 63.55 years +1.5%
2020 64.07 years +0.8%
2021 60.85 years -5.0%
2022 64.19 years +5.5%
2023 67.39 years +5.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 67.39 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 67.39 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 44.78 years 41.95 years 47.79 years 10
1960s 51.46 years 48.53 years 54.13 years 10
1970s 57.2 years 54.69 years 59.52 years 10
1980s 58.27 years 56.57 years 60.77 years 10
1990s 57.88 years 53.98 years 61.36 years 10
2000s 53.09 years 51.92 years 55.35 years 10
2010s 59.69 years 56.09 years 63.55 years 10
2020s 64.12 years 60.85 years 67.39 years 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 185 Rwanda 67.78 years compare
  2. 186 East Timor 67.69 years compare
  3. 187 Pakistan 67.65 years compare
  4. 189 Malawi 67.35 years compare
  5. 190 Fiji 67.32 years compare
  6. 191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Namibia?
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy in Namibia was 67.39 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 67.39 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 41.95 years in 1950.
How does Namibia rank for share in poverty vs. life expectancy?
Namibia ranks 188th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.