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Namibia

Republic of Namibia

Capital
Windhoek
Population
3.09 million 2025
Area
825,615 km²
Neighbours
4
Locator map of NamibiaNAMIBIAWindhoekSOUTH AFRICABOTSWANAANGOLAZAMBIAZIMBABWESouthAtlantic Ocean0250 km
Namibia hatched, Windhoek marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 23.0°S 18.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Namibia is a country in Southern Africa bordered by Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia. With 825,615 km², it is about the size of Mozambique and Türkiye and ranks 34th of 195 by area.

Its population was 3.09 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 61st-smallest of the 194 countries with data. With 3.7 people per km², only two countries are more thinly populated. 50.9% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$4,876 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 121st of 191 and 10th of 52 in Africa. Life expectancy at birth was 67.5 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 1,331 km, between 28.9°S and 17.0°S. Windhoek's antipode is in the North Pacific Ocean, about 290 km from the United States, the nearest land.

How it compares Africa: 54 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAfrica
Population3,092,8162025, World Bank134th of 19441st of 54
Area825,615 km²world-countries34th of 19515th of 54
GDPUS$15.1 billion2025, World Bank, current US$144th of 19134th of 52
GDP per capitaUS$4,8762025, World Bank, current US$121st of 19110th of 52
Population density3.7 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries192nd of 19454th of 54
Life expectancy67.5 years2024, World Bank149th of 19419th of 54
Urban population50.9%2025, World Bank133rd of 19424th of 54
Forest area9.8% of land2024, World Bank156th of 19442nd of 54
Population growth+2.05% a year2025, World Bank46th of 19433rd of 54
Internet users64.9%2024, World Bank131st of 18813th of 53
Fertility rate3.21 births per woman2024, World Bank50th of 19440th of 54
Land neighbours4world-countries; among the 19559th of 19523rd of 54
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaMozambique, Türkiye and Pakistan

Closest in populationArmenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Qatar

Neighbours 4 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Botswana928 km
    Windhoek to Gaborone, capital to capital
  • South Africa1,183 km
    Windhoek to Pretoria, capital to capital
  • Zambia1,420 km
    Windhoek to Lusaka, capital to capital
  • Angola1,581 km
    Windhoek to Luanda, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Windhoek
22.57°S 17.08°E
Northernmost latitude
16.97°S
Southernmost latitude
28.94°S
Westernmost longitude
11.72°E
Easternmost longitude
25.26°E
North to south
about 1,331 km
Antipode of Windhoek
22.57°N 162.92°W
in the North Pacific Ocean, about 290 km from the nearest land (United States)