Median age vs births per woman in Namibia
Namibia: Median age vs births per woman was 20.96 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age vs births per woman in Namibia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 20.96 for median age vs births per woman in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Namibia peaked at 20.96 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.2, in 1982.
That places Namibia 186th 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 | 18.93 | 17.94 | 19.79 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.35 | 17.03 | 17.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.46 | 15.67 | 16.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.68 | 15.2 | 16.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.57 | 17.27 | 17.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.51 | 17.95 | 19.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.22 | 19.43 | 20.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.84 | 20.77 | 20.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 183 Lesotho 21.43 compare
- 184 Equatorial Guinea 20.98 compare
- 185 East Timor 20.97 compare
- 187 Ghana 20.93 compare
- 188 Marshall Islands 20.7 compare
- 189 Tonga 20.7 compare
More population data for Namibia
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.091 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 357,079 (2100)
- Population density 7.16 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.091 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.21 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 5,258 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.21 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.21 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.97 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.21 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in Namibia?
- Median age vs births per woman in Namibia was 20.96 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 in 1982.
- How does Namibia rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Namibia ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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