Life expectancy by sex in Namibia
Namibia: Life expectancy by sex was 71.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 71.34 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Namibia peaked at 71.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.23 years, in 1950.
That places Namibia 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.93 years | 44.23 years | 49.84 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.48 years | 50.5 years | 56.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.69 years | 56.82 years | 62.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.84 years | 62.65 years | 64.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.22 years | 55.75 years | 64.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.02 years | 53.51 years | 57.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.84 years | 58.67 years | 67.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68 years | 64.55 years | 71.34 years | 4 |
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More population data for Namibia
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 357,079 people (2100)
- Population density 7.16 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 5,258 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Namibia?
- Life expectancy by sex in Namibia was 71.34 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.34 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.23 years in 1950.
- How does Namibia rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Namibia ranks 178th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.