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), 2016 to 2025
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

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