Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Namibia
Namibia: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 50.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Namibia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 50.9% for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Namibia peaked at 50.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Namibia ranks 169th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1840s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 1850s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1860s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1870s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 1880s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1890s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 1900s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1910s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 1920s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 1930s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 1940s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 1950s | 19.1% | 15.5% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.2% | 23.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.3% | 24.9% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 25.6% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 26.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 32.1% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 41.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 48.5% | 50.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 166 Romania 52.2% compare
- 167 Isle of Man 52.1% compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 51.0% compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.0% compare
- 171 Turkmenistan 47.1% compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 46.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Namibia?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Namibia was 50.9% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Namibia rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Namibia ranks 169th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.