# Urban population share in Namibia

Urban population share in Namibia was 50.9% in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `urban_population_share`
- Place id: `na`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.
- Note: Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.
- Source: World Bank, Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/urban-population/namibia
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/urban-population/namibia.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=urban_population_share&place=na

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 50.9 |
| 2024 | 50.4 |
| 2023 | 50 |
| 2022 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 49.1 |
| 2020 | 48.5 |
| 2019 | 48 |
| 2018 | 47.4 |
| 2017 | 46.8 |
| 2016 | 46.2 |
| 2015 | 45.5 |
| 2014 | 44.8 |
| 2013 | 44.1 |
| 2012 | 43.4 |
| 2011 | 42.6 |
| 2010 | 41.8 |
| 2009 | 40.9 |
| 2008 | 39.8 |
| 2007 | 38.8 |
| 2006 | 37.7 |
| 2005 | 36.6 |
| 2004 | 35.5 |
| 2003 | 34.5 |
| 2002 | 33.6 |
| 2001 | 32.9 |
| 2000 | 32.1 |
| 1999 | 31.4 |
| 1998 | 30.6 |
| 1997 | 29.9 |
| 1996 | 29.3 |
| 1995 | 28.7 |
| 1994 | 28.1 |
| 1993 | 27.7 |
| 1992 | 27.3 |
| 1991 | 27.1 |
| 1990 | 26.9 |
| 1989 | 26.7 |
| 1988 | 26.5 |
| 1987 | 26.4 |
| 1986 | 26.2 |
| 1985 | 26.1 |
| 1984 | 26 |
| 1983 | 25.9 |
| 1982 | 25.8 |
| 1981 | 25.7 |
| 1980 | 25.6 |
| 1979 | 25.6 |
| 1978 | 25.5 |
| 1977 | 25.4 |
| 1976 | 25.4 |
| 1975 | 25.3 |
| 1974 | 25.2 |
| 1973 | 25.2 |
| 1972 | 25.1 |
| 1971 | 25 |
| 1970 | 24.9 |
| 1969 | 24.9 |
| 1968 | 24.7 |
| 1967 | 24.6 |
| 1966 | 24.5 |
| 1965 | 24.4 |
| 1964 | 24.2 |
| 1963 | 24 |
| 1962 | 23.8 |
| 1961 | 23.6 |
| 1960 | 23.4 |