Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia
Namibia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 36.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
36.8%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
174th
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.9%
in 2000
All-time low
34.9%
in 1982
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 36.8% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia peaked at 45.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1982.
That places Namibia 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.7% | — |
| 1951 | 45.7% | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 45.8% | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 45.7% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 45.0% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 43.4% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 43.1% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 42.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 41.8% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 35.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 34.9% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 35.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 40.9% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 42.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -1.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 36.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 36.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.7% | 45.6% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.4% | 44.9% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.5% | 41.8% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 34.9% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 40.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 43.1% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 38.3% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 36.8% | 38.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Namibia was 36.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1982.
- How does Namibia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Namibia ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.