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), 2021 to 2025
Period NamibiaWorld
2025 1,866 people 0 people
2024 4,211 people 0 people
2023 11,675 people 0 people
2022 22,212 people 0 people
2021 31,327 people 0 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