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Live births in Namibia

Live births in Namibia was 76,715 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 117th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count76,715 Estimated
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank117th of 236Countries ranked
Series high76,7152023
Series low21,0851950
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Live births in Namibia, 1950 to 2023

20K40K60K80K19501961197219831994200520231950: 21,085 count1951: 21,428 count1952: 21,768 count1953: 22,113 count1954: 22,441 count1955: 22,780 count1956: 23,122 count1957: 23,495 count1958: 23,947 count1959: 24,380 count1960: 24,894 count1961: 25,451 count1962: 26,106 count1963: 26,847 count1964: 27,505 count1965: 28,250 count1966: 29,084 count1967: 29,942 count1968: 30,923 count1969: 31,864 count1970: 32,927 count1971: 33,995 count1972: 35,173 count1973: 36,352 count1974: 37,482 count1975: 38,517 count1976: 39,457 count1977: 39,863 count1978: 40,400 count1979: 39,326 count1980: 39,850 count1981: 39,523 count1982: 38,844 count1983: 39,718 count1984: 40,812 count1985: 42,033 count1986: 43,360 count1987: 45,036 count1988: 46,858 count1989: 49,272 count1990: 56,083 count1991: 57,303 count1992: 57,394 count1993: 57,143 count1994: 56,451 count1995: 55,199 count1996: 54,232 count1997: 55,358 count1998: 57,007 count1999: 57,961 count2000: 57,491 count2001: 56,604 count2002: 56,012 count2003: 55,660 count2004: 56,160 count2005: 57,653 count2006: 59,226 count2007: 60,516 count2008: 61,954 count2009: 63,602 count2010: 65,416 count2011: 66,840 count2012: 68,806 count2013: 70,227 count2014: 71,703 count2015: 72,815 count2016: 73,932 count2017: 74,332 count2018: 74,916 count2019: 75,237 count2020: 75,551 count2021: 75,946 count2022: 76,123 count2023: 76,715 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202376,715 Estimated
202276,123 Estimated
202175,946 Estimated
202075,551 Estimated
201975,237 Estimated
201874,916 Estimated
201774,332 Estimated
201673,932 Estimated
201572,815 Estimated
201471,703 Estimated
201370,227 Estimated
201268,806 Estimated
201166,840 Estimated
201065,416 Estimated
200963,602 Estimated
200861,954 Estimated
200760,516 Estimated
200659,226 Estimated
200557,653 Estimated
200456,160 Estimated
200355,660 Estimated
200256,012 Estimated
200156,604 Estimated
200057,491 Estimated
199957,961 Estimated
199857,007 Estimated
199755,358 Estimated
199654,232 Estimated
199555,199 Estimated
199456,451 Estimated
199357,143 Estimated
199257,394 Estimated
199157,303 Estimated
199056,083 Estimated
198949,272 Estimated
198846,858 Estimated
198745,036 Estimated
198643,360 Estimated
198542,033 Estimated
198440,812 Estimated
198339,718 Estimated
198238,844 Estimated
198139,523 Estimated
198039,850 Estimated
197939,326 Estimated
197840,400 Estimated
197739,863 Estimated
197639,457 Estimated
197538,517 Estimated
197437,482 Estimated
197336,352 Estimated
197235,173 Estimated
197133,995 Estimated
197032,927 Estimated
196931,864 Estimated
196830,923 Estimated
196729,942 Estimated
196629,084 Estimated
196528,250 Estimated
196427,505 Estimated
196326,847 Estimated
196226,106 Estimated
196125,451 Estimated
196024,894 Estimated
195924,380 Estimated
195823,947 Estimated
195723,495 Estimated
195623,122 Estimated
195522,780 Estimated
195422,441 Estimated
195322,113 Estimated
195221,768 Estimated
195121,428 Estimated
195021,085 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Namibia, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Namibia, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/namibia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Namibia, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/namibia.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Namibia, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/namibia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_namibia_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Namibia, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/namibia. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Namibia?

Live births in Namibia was 76,715 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 117th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Namibia?

76,715 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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