Research rules
Data protection law in Namibia: registration and research permits
What a survey team needs to know about personal data and survey authorization in Namibia.
Summary for planning; confirm requirements with the regulator before fieldwork.
Status
no law identified
Data protection law
none enacted (draft data protection bill under consultation)
Survey permits
National statistics office
Note
Namibia had no data protection law as of retrieval date; a draft bill has circulated since 2022.
Namibia research rules: common questions
Is there a data protection law in Namibia?
none enacted (draft data protection bill under consultation).
Do I need a permit to run a survey in Namibia?
NSA authorization required under the Statistics Act 2011.
Sources: the regulator and statistics office pages linked above, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. See our methods.