Crude birth rate per 1,000 people fell 18.2% to 21.2 births in Namibia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Namibia reached an all time high of 43.9 births in 1974 and an all time low of 21.2 births in 2024. When compared to Namibia's main peers, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Angola amounted to 38.6 births, 18.7 births in Botswana, 16.1 births in South Africa and 25.6 births in Zimbabwe in 2024.
Namibia has been ranked 53rd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of crude birth rate per 1,000 people, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Angola | births | 27.7 | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 25.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | births | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | births | 27.7 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.2 | 25.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | births | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | births | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 25.0 | 24.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | births | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | births | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | births | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | births | 31.7 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 30.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | births | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.3 |
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