What is population, age 5, total in Namibia?

Population, age 5, total in Namibia was 51,615 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Namibia?

The highest recorded value was 56,494 in 1999.

What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Namibia?

The lowest recorded value was 43,447 in 1990.

How does Namibia rank for population, age 5, total?

Namibia ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Namibia?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Namibia data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 5, total in Namibia

Name: Population, age 5, total in Namibia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Namibia: Population, age 5, total was 51,615 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

51,615

Change on year

up 3.3%

World rank

130th

of 191 countries

All-time high

56,494

in 1999

All-time low

43,447

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 5, total in Namibia, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 51,615 for population, age 5, total in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 5, total in Namibia peaked at 56,494 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 43,447, in 1990.

Namibia ranks 130th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	51,472	43,447	56,494	10
2000s	52,105	48,340	56,306	10
2010s	49,494	48,249	51,615	5

Countries ranked near Namibia

127 Slovakia 54,056 compare
128 Kuwait 53,472 compare
129 Lesotho 52,452 compare
131 Jamaica 50,691 compare
132 Albania 50,324 compare
133 East Timor 48,670 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Namibia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 5, total in Namibia?: Population, age 5, total in Namibia was 51,615 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 5, total recorded in Namibia?: The highest recorded value was 56,494 in 1999.
What is the lowest population, age 5, total recorded in Namibia?: The lowest recorded value was 43,447 in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for population, age 5, total?: Namibia ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 5, total rising or falling in Namibia?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Namibia data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 5, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 5, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.