Migration trends in Namibia

Africa

Namibia takes in more people than it loses: 113.6K immigrants against 40.4K emigrants. Net balance +73.3K — 2% of the country's population

Population

113.6K

Immigrants

40.4K

Emigrants

+73.3K

Inflow

1 in 27 residents of Namibia was born abroad — and 1 in 76 people born in Namibia lives abroad

#131 in the world by net migration gain

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Namibia

Where people come from

1Angola

42.5K37.4%

2Zimbabwe

16.1K14.1%

3Germany

10.1K8.9%

Immigrants in Namibia

Where people move to

34.3K84.9%

1.9K4.7%

1K2.6%

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 emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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