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Namibia – Net Migration

Name: Namibia Net Migration
Creator: World Bank
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Net migration over five-year periods. Difference between immigration and emigration, including both citizens and non-citizens. · World Bank

1,866 −2,345 from 2024 G20 rank: 160th · all-time high: 75,072 (1989)

APA

Namibia Net Migration. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/namibia/net-migration

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_namibia_net-migration,
  title = {Namibia Net Migration},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/namibia/net-migration},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2028* trend	-24,203	–	–
2027* trend	-16,511	–	–
2026* trend	-8,819	–	–
2025	1,866	−2,345	160th
2024	4,211	−7,464	163rd
2023	11,675	−10,537	169th
2022	22,212	−9,115	162nd
2021	31,327	+4,271	187th
2020	27,056	+7,380	178th
2019	19,676	+1,756	175th
2018	17,920	+1,840	165th
2017	16,080	+2,078	166th
2016	14,002	+1,247	163rd
2015	12,755	+1,621	171st
2014	11,134	+386	164th
2013	10,748	−209	162nd
2012	10,957	+15,024	166th
2011	-4,067	+4,451	80th
2010	-8,518	+108	69th
2009	-8,626	+149	71st
2008	-8,775	+130	75th
2007	-8,905	−113	79th
2006	-8,792	−597	80th
2005	-8,195	−1,003	76th
2004	-7,192	−1,039	76th
2003	-6,153	−4,240	83rd
2002	-1,913	−4,782	101st
2001	2,869	−2,840	145th
2000	5,709	−624	162nd
1999	6,333	+153	163rd
1998	6,180	+157	156th
1997	6,023	+157	163rd
1996	5,866	+154	170th
1995	5,712	+134	163rd
1994	5,578	+114	166th
1993	5,464	+2,977	149th
1992	2,487	+2,178	146th
1991	309	−3,660	132nd
1990	3,969	−71,103	159th
1989	75,072	+64,156	200th
1988	10,916	+6,357	173rd
1987	4,559	+606	161st
1986	3,953	+1,863	158th
1985	2,090	+2,357	152nd
1984	-267	+214	116th
1983	-481	+408	110th
1982	-889	+18,012	114th
1981	-18,901	−3,860	41st
1980	-15,041	−10,223	50th
1979	-4,818	+18,009	74th
1978	-22,827	−18,920	39th
1977	-3,907	+1,141	76th
1976	-5,048	−4,495	74th
1975	-553	+191	108th
1974	-744	+322	103rd
1973	-1,066	−830	103rd
1972	-236	−28	116th
1971	-208	+36	115th
1970	-244	−187	110th
1969	-57	+579	116th
1968	-636	−297	97th
1967	-339	+684	103rd
1966	-1,023	+304	89th
1965	-1,327	+333	94th
1964	-1,660	+356	84th
1963	-2,016	+387	77th
1962	-2,403	+404	73rd
1961	-2,807	+420	69th
1960	-3,227	–	62nd

Show all years (1960–2025)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Stagflation Risk

GDP growth below 2% combined with inflation above 8% and rising unemployment. The worst macro combination for policymakers.

Inflation 9.5% GDP growth 0.3% Unemployment 22.3%

This pattern occurred 204 times in G20 history, 77 successful

Haiti 2024

Inflation

26.9%

GDP growth

-4.2%

Unemployment

14.6%

São Tomé and Principe 2024

Inflation

14.4%

GDP growth

1.1%

Unemployment

9.1%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

GDP growth

1.3%

Unemployment

14.1%

Colombia 2023

Inflation

11.7%

GDP growth

0.7%

Unemployment

9.6%

Haiti 2023

Inflation

36.8%

GDP growth

-1.9%

Unemployment

14.5%

Lebanon 2023

Inflation

221.3%

GDP growth

-0.8%

Unemployment

11.0%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 77 of 204 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (38% of cases). Namibia matched this pattern in 2009. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

In 2025, Namibia recorded 1,866 for net migration – 160th in the G20. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates -8,819 by 2026.