Namibia: cities by population
Namibia has a population of 2,448,255, with Windhoek as its capital. The 50 largest of its 91 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
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 GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | 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.