Net migration in Botswana

Net migration to Botswana was -5,665 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Botswana, 2025 -5,665 People
Change from 2024 +2.0% 2024: -5,778 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 140th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Botswana over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period Botswana
2025 -5,665 people
2024 -5,778 people
2023 -6,487 people
2022 -7,306 people
2021 -4,083 people
2020 -11,330 people
2019 -11,770 people
2018 -11,623 people
2017 -10,916 people
2016 -10,286 people
2015 -9,599 people
2014 -8,893 people
2013 -7,836 people
2012 -6,636 people
2011 -1,019 people
2010 5,151 people
2009 4,960 people
2008 4,343 people
2007 3,926 people
2006 4,270 people
2005 4,283 people
2004 4,314 people
2003 4,488 people
2002 4,747 people
2001 7,991 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.0% from -5,778 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -9,599 people, the figure has changed by +41.0%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Botswana has the 140th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Botswana
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects