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How many babies are born in Namibia?

78.9 thousand babies born in Namibia in 2026. That is 0.06% of all births worldwide, and the 116th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Namibia: history and projections

10K 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Namibia’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~1.9K ~46K 40.7 Modelled estimate
1000 ~3.8K ~94K 40.7 Modelled estimate
1500 ~5.4K ~130K 40.7 Modelled estimate
1800 ~9.51K ~229K 41.5 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~8.46K ~204K 41.5 Historical reconstruction
1950 21.1K 515K 41.0 UN estimate
2000 57.5K 1.82M 31.6 UN estimate
2023 76.7K 2.96M 25.9 UN estimate
2026 78.9K 3.15M 25.0 UN projection
2050 86.3K 4.51M 19.1 UN projection
2075 81.2K 5.51M 14.8 UN projection
2100 71.2K 5.9M 12.1 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Namibia among estimates through 2023 were in 2023, at about 76.7K. That is roughly 41 times the estimated ~1.87K births a year in 1 CE.

At 3.13 children per woman, fertility in Namibia is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Namibia each year?

An estimated 78.9 thousand babies are born in Namibia in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 216 a day and 0.06% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Namibia?

Namibia has an estimated 25.0 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 3.13 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.