Share of the population that is female in Namibia
Namibia: Share of the population that is female was 51.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
55th
of 215 countries
All-time high
52.0%
in 1964
All-time low
51.2%
in 2023
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Namibia, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Namibia stood at 51.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Namibia peaked at 52.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 55th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.9% | 51.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 51.3% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More gender data for Namibia
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 38,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 41,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 43,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 43,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Namibia?
- Share of the population that is female in Namibia was 51.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for share of the population that is female?
- Namibia ranks 55th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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