Population, age 16, total in Namibia
Namibia: Population, age 16, total was 51,040 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Namibia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 51,040 for population, age 16, total in 2015.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Namibia peaked at 55,444 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31,871, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 131st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,636 | 31,871 | 39,976 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,605 | 41,527 | 55,379 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,834 | 51,040 | 55,444 | 5 |
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More education data for Namibia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 14 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 120.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21,240 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 117.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Namibia?
- Population, age 16, total in Namibia was 51,040 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 55,444 in 2010.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,871 in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for population, age 16, total?
- Namibia ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.