Net migration in Namibia

Net migration to Namibia was 1,866 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2011.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2025 1,866 People
Change from 2024 −55.7% 2024: 4,211 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 58th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Namibia 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), 1960 to 2025 – most recent 40 periods; the CSV has all of them
Period Namibia
2025 1,866 people
2024 4,211 people
2023 11,675 people
2022 22,212 people
2021 31,327 people
2020 27,056 people
2019 19,676 people
2018 17,920 people
2017 16,080 people
2016 14,002 people
2015 12,755 people
2014 11,134 people
2013 10,748 people
2012 10,957 people
2011 -4,067 people
2010 -8,518 people
2009 -8,626 people
2008 -8,775 people
2007 -8,905 people
2006 -8,792 people
2005 -8,195 people
2004 -7,192 people
2003 -6,153 people
2002 -1,913 people
2001 2,869 people
2000 5,709 people
1999 6,333 people
1998 6,180 people
1997 6,023 people
1996 5,866 people
1995 5,712 people
1994 5,578 people
1993 5,464 people
1992 2,487 people
1991 309 people
1990 3,969 people
1989 75,072 people
1988 10,916 people
1987 4,559 people
1986 3,953 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −55.7% from 4,211 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 12,755 people, the figure has changed by −85.4%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Namibia has the 58th 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 Namibia
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