MigrantoMigration trends in Namibia
Africa
113.6K people from around the world have made Namibia their home. That's 3.7% of the country population, arriving from 83 different countries
3M
Population
113.6K
Immigrants
40.4K
Emigrants
+73.3K
Inflow
1 in every 27 people in Namibia was born abroad
The #131 largest immigrant destination worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Namibia
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
117.4K immigrants · 45.9K emigrants
2005
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 21%
2020
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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