Migranto
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Where Namibians move

40.4K Namibians live abroad — #169 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#169 worldwide#51 in Africa

Considering a move from Namibia? — See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 92% of all emigrants

Largest destination
🇿🇦
South Africa

34.3K

84.9% of all emigrants

2🇦🇺Australia1.9K4.7%
3🇧🇼Botswana1K2.6%
4🇿🇲Zambia↑33%1K2.5%
5🇦🇴Angola9172.3%
6🇹🇿Tanzania6221.5%
7🇫🇮Finland↑18%1790.4%
8🇩🇰Denmark↑18%1140.3%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryEmigrants
South Africa34273
Australia1890
Botswana1043
Zambia1026
Angola917
Tanzania622
Finland179
Denmark114
Norway110
Iceland65
Kenya55
Hungary29
Luxembourg16
Bulgaria11
Lesotho7
Greece5
Estonia4
Slovenia2
Guinea1
Cyprus1
Lithuania1
Slovakia0
Latvia0

By destination region

Africa is the leading destination region at 94%

Africa94.0%

37.9K

Oceania4.7%

1.9K

Europe1.3%

536

Middle East0.0%

1

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Namibia.

South Africa is the primary destination for emigrants

South Africa attracts 85% of all emigrants from Namibia, while the second-largest destination receives just 5%.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
199045857
199536999
200044921
200547680
201045530
201543728
202042223
202440371

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇿🇦 South Africa🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 Botswana🇿🇲 Zambia🇦🇴 Angola
YearSouth AfricaAustraliaBotswanaZambiaAngola
1990420662072862360345
199534641308462473401
200042502447687101457
2005440417371208251601
2010412691097853630732
2015389291436926554839
2020367951687988774890
202434273189010431026917

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇮🇸Iceland+51%
🇧🇬Bulgaria+38%
🇿🇲Zambia+33%
🇫🇮Finland+18%
🇩🇰Denmark+18%
🇱🇸Lesotho+17%
🇭🇺Hungary+16%
🇱🇺Luxembourg+14%

Namibia as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Namibia

🇿🇦South Africa1%34.3K
🇧🇼Botswana1%1K
🇦🇴Angola1%917
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