Namibia vs Senegal: Population growth rate
Namibia
2.4%
in 2023
Senegal
2.3%
in 2023
Namibia rank
35th
Senegal rank
37th
Population growth rate over time
- Namibia
- Senegal
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Namibia ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.4% | 2.7% | 1.3% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Namibia or Senegal?
- Namibia, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Namibia and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Senegal rank globally for population growth rate?
- Namibia ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.