Indicator	Value
Total population	3,030,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 3,030,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 3,030,000 people
Median age	21.1 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	67.4–67.5 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 67.52 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 67.39 years
Ethnic groups	Ovambo 50%, Kavangos 9%, Herero 7%, Damara 7%, mixed European and African ancestry 6.5%, European 6%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4%, Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages 0.7%, other 1% (2016 est.); note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 European languagesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Christian 97.5%, other 0.6% (includes Muslim, Baha'i, Jewish, Buddhist), unaffiliated 1.9% (2020 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	54.9% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	2.24 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	25.9 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	6.18 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	50.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	!O!ung / Afrikaans / Central Ju / Central Wambo / Chokwe / Diriku-Shambyu / East Taa / Fanagalo / Fwe / Hai//om-Akhoe / Herero / Kgalagadi / Kuanyama / Kwambi / Kwangali / Kxoe / Lozi / Luchazi / Luyi / Mashi (Zambia) / Mbukushu / Nama (Namibia) / Nambya / Namibian Sign Language / Naro / Ndonga / Nkhumbi / North-Central Ju / Nyemba / South-Eastern Ju / Subiya / Tonga (Zambia) / Totela / Tswana / Umbundu / West !Xoon / Xiri / Yeyi / ZembaGlottolog [2026]