Namibia's homicide rate fell from 23.3 /100k in 1995 to 11.2 /100k in 2021.
Namibia · Security & governance
Homicide, military spending, refugees, displacement and institutions.
15 indicators · 8 with data
Crime
Revenue & spending
Namibia's military spending rose from 1.9 % in 1995 to 2.7 % in 2024.
Defence
Namibia's military expenditure (current us$) rose from US$68.2M in 1995 to US$362M in 2024.
Namibia's armed forces personnel, total rose from 8,000 in 1991 to 16,000 in 2020.
Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force)
% of labour force
36th of 168 · 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Namibia's armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) fell from 1.8 % in 1991 to 1.7 % in 2020.
Displacement
Namibia's refugees hosted rose from 1,679 in 1995 to 5,258 in 2024.
Namibia's refugee population by country of origin rose from 65 in 1994 to 646 in 2024.
Conflict
Namibia's battle-related deaths rose from 1 in 1999 to 54 in 2000.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Namibia.