🌆 Largest Cities in Namibia

Cities of Namibia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people19 entries🇳🇦 See all of this country’s rankings →

Windhoek39%

Rundu7.6%

Walvis Bay7.5%

Swakopmund5.4%

Oshakati4.4%

Rehoboth3.5%

Katima Mulilo3.4%

Otjiwarongo3.4%

Ondangwa2.8%

Okahandja2.7%

Grootfontein2.5%

Ongwediva2.4%

Keetmanshoop2.3%

Helao Nafidi2.3%

Tsumeb2.3%

Gobabis2.3%

Katutura2.2%

Ndiyona2.1%

Lüderitz

Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 983,097 (19 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.

WindhoekKhomas Region

386,219

RunduKavango East

75,180

Walvis BayErongo Region

73,598

SwakopmundErongo Region

53,009

OshakatiOshana Region

43,309

RehobothHardap Region

34,185

Katima MuliloZambezi Region

33,615

OtjiwarongoOtjozondjupa Region

33,481

OndangwaOshana Region

27,049

OkahandjaOtjozondjupa Region

26,832

GrootfonteinOtjozondjupa Region

24,099

OngwedivaOshana Region

24,012

KeetmanshoopKaras Region

23,049

Helao NafidiOhangwena Region

22,963

TsumebOshikoto Region

22,845

GobabisOmaheke Region

22,639

KatuturaKhomas Region

21,243

NdiyonaKavango East

20,633

LüderitzKaras Region

15,137

Highlights

Within Namibia, Windhoek ranks first in 2026 with 386,219, followed by Rundu (75,180) and Walvis Bay (73,598).

Windhoek is 5.1 times higher than Rundu, the runner-up.

Across 19 entries, values run from 386,219 (Windhoek) to 15,137 (Lüderitz), with a median of 26,832.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.