Namibia vs United States: World population growth
Namibia
0.1%
in 2100
United States
0.1%
in 2100
Namibia rank
64th
United States rank
61st
World population growth over time
- Namibia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was United States ahead.
Namibia ranks 64th and United States ranks 61st of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 17 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | United States |
| 1800s | -0.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% | United States |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.3% | United States |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.2% | United States |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 2.3% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.8% | Namibia |
| 2030s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | Namibia |
| 2040s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Namibia |
| 2050s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 2060s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 2070s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 2080s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2090s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | United States |
| 2100s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Namibia or United States?
- United States, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Namibia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Namibia and United States?
- 0.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United States?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Namibia and United States rank globally for world population growth?
- Namibia ranks 64th and United States ranks 61st of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.