Namibia - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Namibia was 867,650 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 867,650 in 2010 and a minimum value of 107,856 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 107,856
1961 113,086
1962 118,560
1963 124,285
1964 130,265
1965 136,511
1966 143,285
1967 150,336
1968 157,742
1969 165,614
1970 174,026
1971 181,613
1972 189,695
1973 198,072
1974 206,456
1975 214,640
1976 222,588
1977 230,399
1978 238,170
1979 246,055
1980 254,219
1981 262,384
1982 270,833
1983 280,090
1984 290,854
1985 303,610
1986 318,675
1987 335,847
1988 354,429
1989 373,379
1990 391,908
1991 412,015
1992 431,674
1993 451,213
1994 471,216
1995 492,103
1996 515,736
1997 540,277
1998 565,289
1999 590,110
2000 614,252
2001 637,850
2002 660,697
2003 683,238
2004 706,178
2005 730,063
2006 755,935
2007 782,848
2008 810,635
2009 838,986
2010 867,650

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in Namibia was 38.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 38.00 in 2010, while its lowest value was 17.90 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 17.90
1961 18.32
1962 18.74
1963 19.16
1964 19.58
1965 20.00
1966 20.46
1967 20.92
1968 21.38
1969 21.84
1970 22.30
1971 22.58
1972 22.86
1973 23.14
1974 23.42
1975 23.70
1976 23.98
1977 24.26
1978 24.54
1979 24.82
1980 25.10
1981 25.36
1982 25.62
1983 25.88
1984 26.14
1985 26.40
1986 26.66
1987 26.92
1988 27.18
1989 27.44
1990 27.70
1991 28.12
1992 28.54
1993 28.96
1994 29.38
1995 29.80
1996 30.32
1997 30.84
1998 31.36
1999 31.88
2000 32.40
2001 32.94
2002 33.48
2003 34.02
2004 34.56
2005 35.10
2006 35.68
2007 36.26
2008 36.84
2009 37.42
2010 38.00

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization