Largest Cities by Population in Namibia (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Namibia ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank Urban Area Population Estimate (2025) 1 Year Change (over 2024) Land Area (Km²) Density (P/Km²) Global Rank Projections (2030) Projections (2050)
1 Windhoek 409,758 2.13% 72 5,691 1,377 456,977 552,444
2 Swakopmund 89,839 6.22% 23 3,906 6,899 111,264 210,460
3 Kuisebmond 86,747 4.17% 16 5,422 7,168 116,750 201,964
4 Rundu 68,305 2.66% 21 3,253 9,075 77,162 116,322

See also

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.