Namibia: cities by population
Namibia has a population of 3,153,246 (UN estimate, 2026), with Windhoek as its capital. The 50 largest of its 91 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+73%
since 2000 (1,818,647)
+43%
projected by 2050 (4,512,301)
4
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Namibia
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windhoek | Khomas Region | 386,219 |
| 2 | Rundu | Kavango East | 75,180 |
| 3 | Walvis Bay | Erongo Region | 73,598 |
| 4 | Swakopmund | Erongo Region | 53,009 |
| 5 | Oshakati | Oshana Region | 43,309 |
| 6 | Rehoboth | Hardap Region | 34,185 |
| 7 | Katima Mulilo | Zambezi Region | 33,615 |
| 8 | Otjiwarongo | Otjozondjupa Region | 33,481 |
| 9 | Ondangwa | Oshana Region | 27,049 |
| 10 | Okahandja | Otjozondjupa Region | 26,832 |
| 11 | Grootfontein | Otjozondjupa Region | 24,099 |
| 12 | Ongwediva | Oshana Region | 24,012 |
| 13 | Keetmanshoop | Karas Region | 23,049 |
| 14 | Helao Nafidi | Ohangwena Region | 22,963 |
| 15 | Tsumeb | Oshikoto Region | 22,845 |
| 16 | Gobabis | Omaheke Region | 22,639 |
| 17 | Ndiyona | Kavango East | 20,633 |
| 18 | Lüderitz | Karas Region | 15,137 |
| 19 | Mariental | Hardap Region | 14,789 |
| 20 | Khorixas | Kunene Region | 12,021 |
| 21 | Omaruru | Erongo Region | 11,547 |
| 22 | Bethanie | Karas Region | 10,363 |
| 23 | Outjo | Kunene Region | 10,009 |
| 24 | Usakos | Erongo Region | 9,147 |
| 25 | Opuwo | Kunene Region | 9,075 |
| 26 | Oranjemund | Karas Region | 8,496 |
| 27 | Otjimbingwe | Erongo Region | 7,677 |
| 28 | Outapi | Omusati Region | 7,629 |
| 29 | Okahao | Omusati Region | 7,000 |
| 30 | Karibib | Erongo Region | 6,898 |
| 31 | Warmbad | Karas Region | 6,700 |
| 32 | Eenhana | Ohangwena Region | 6,551 |
| 33 | Rosh Pinah | Karas Region | 6,540 |
| 34 | Otavi | Otjozondjupa Region | 6,213 |
| 35 | Arandis | Erongo Region | 6,127 |
| 36 | Karasburg | Karas Region | 6,054 |
| 37 | Osire | Otjozondjupa Region | 5,941 |
| 38 | Ondangwa East | Oshikoto Region | 5,742 |
| 39 | Henties Bay | Erongo Region | 5,594 |
| 40 | Okakarara | Otjozondjupa Region | 5,581 |
| 41 | Aussenkehr | Karas Region | 5,359 |
| 42 | Omuthiya | Oshikoto Region | 5,000 |
| 43 | Oniipa | Oshikoto Region | 4,740 |
| 44 | Aranos | Hardap Region | 4,365 |
| 45 | Tsintsabis | Oshikoto Region | 4,000 |
| 46 | Ruacana | Kunene Region | 3,537 |
| 47 | Groot Aub | Khomas Region | 3,452 |
| 48 | Oshikuku | Omusati Region | 3,272 |
| 49 | Gibeon | Hardap Region | 3,118 |
| 50 | Hoachanas | Hardap Region | 3,000 |
Twenty years earlier: Namibia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 1,994,816.
Common questions
What is the population of Namibia?
Namibia has a population of 3,153,246, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 4,512,301 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Namibia?
Windhoek.