Botswana vs Namibia

Botswana vs Namibia: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -2.6 per 1,000 people in Botswana and 3.9 per 1,000 people in Namibia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Namibia, by 6.6 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Botswana vs Namibia: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -2.6 per 1,000 people in Botswana and 3.9 per 1,000 people in Namibia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Namibia, by 6.6 per 1,000 people.
BotswanaNamibiaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Namibia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Botswana.
  • In 2023, Botswana ranked 181 and Namibia ranked 49 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Botswana at -0.4 per 1,000 people and Namibia at 0 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBotswanaNamibia
2023-2.63.9
2022-37.7
2021-1.711.2
2020-4.89.9
2019-57.4
2018-5.17
2017-4.86.4
2016-4.65.7
2015-4.45.4
2014-4.14.8
2013-3.74.8
2012-3.15
2011-0.5-1.9
20102.5-4
20092.5-4.2
20082.2-4.3
20072.1-4.4
20062.3-4.4
20052.3-4.2
20042.4-3.7
20032.5-3.2
20022.7-1
20014.71.5
20005.83.1
19995.93.6
199863.6
19976.13.6
19966.13.6
19956.33.6
19946.23.6
19935.93.6
19925.81.7
19913.20.2
199022.9
19891.258.2
1988-0.29
19872.23.9
19862.23.5
19852.41.9
19842.2-0.3
19831.9-0.5
19821.7-0.9
19817.8-19
1980-11.6-15.3
197917.7-5
197830.6-24.1
197717.1-4.2
197615.7-5.6
197515.4-0.6
197412.9-0.9
197316.3-1.3
19729.5-0.3
1971-5-0.3
1970-27.2-0.3
1969-27-0.1
1968-26.9-0.9
1967-26.6-0.5
1966-26.2-1.5
1965-25.7-2
1964-7.3-2.6
1963-7.2-3.2
1962-7.5-3.9
1961-7.9-4.7
1960-8.4-5.5
1959-8.9-6.4
1958-9.2-7.1
1957-9.2-7.6
1956-8.7-8.1
1955-7.7-8.3
1954-6.3-8.2
1953-4.6-8
1952-3.1-7.7
1951-2.8-8
1950-2.6-8
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBotswanaNamibia
2024-2.3-14.9–8.81.4-16.6–15.4
2025-2.2-19.2–12.70.6-18.7–17.7
2026-1.6-20.9–15.20-20.8–17.8
2027-1.7-22.6–15.90.2-19.1–19.4
2028-1.3-22.8–18.2-0.1-20.9–18.3
2029-1.5-23.6–18.4-0-20.3–19.3
2030-1-24.4–19.70.4-19.1–18.1
2031-1.4-23.6–18.60.3-20–18.8
2032-1-26.5–20.3-0-19.6–18.8
2033-1.1-25.9–20.2-0.6-19.8–18.5
2034-0.9-27.3–21.2-0.4-19.8–18.6
2035-0.9-25.9–21.5-0.2-18.7–19.3
2036-0.8-25.9–22.3-0.4-20.4–18.1
2037-0.8-25.8–22.4-0.3-20.9–18.6
2038-0.8-25.9–22-0-20.1–18.3
2039-0.7-26.6–21.5-0.6-21.6–17.7
2040-0.8-26–22.5-0.8-21.5–17.9
2041-0.8-27–21.5-0.5-22–17
2042-1-26–24.5-0.5-20.2–18.7
2043-0.7-26.2–23.8-0.1-21.1–18.2
2044-0.8-26.2–23.2-0.1-19.8–18.8
2045-0.5-24.8–23.60.5-19.4–20.1
2046-0.2-26.3–25-0.2-20.6–20.8
2047-0.3-25–23.90.2-20.2–19.7
2048-0.4-25.8–23.6-0.6-21.8–18.9
2049-0.5-28–23.9-0.8-23–18.6
2050-0.6-28.3–24.40.1-21.4–19
2051-0.5-26.4–24.5-0-20.6–18.8
2052-0.3-25.9–24-0.1-21.3–18.5
2053-0.5-26.7–23.5-0-19.6–18.3
2054-0.7-28.8–22-0.2-21.2–17.9
2055-0.4-26.6–23.40.2-20.7–18.3
2056-0.5-30.2–22.2-0.1-20.9–17.7
2057-0.1-27.4–23.6-0.2-20.1–17.6
2058-0.1-27.5–24.30-21–18.6
2059-0.6-28–21.7-0.1-21.1–19.6
2060-0.4-26.9–22.10.3-21.1–18.3
2061-0.3-26.6–23.2-0.2-20.5–18.6
2062-0.5-25.8–23.4-0.1-20.4–18.8
2063-0.7-27.4–23-0.1-20.3–18.7
2064-0.5-26–22.4-0.4-21.4–20
2065-0.5-26.3–23.3-0.5-21.3–18.1
2066-0.7-26.2–23.60-20.2–17.8
2067-0.4-27–22.6-0-20–18
2068-0.7-26.6–22.7-0.2-20.1–18.8
2069-0.6-25.1–23.9-0.4-22.5–18.7
2070-1-26.3–22.4-0.5-20.1–18.2
2071-0.9-25.5–22.8-0.4-21.3–18.2
2072-0.5-26.8–23.7-0.4-21.9–18.3
2073-0.7-27–24-0.5-21.1–17.5
2074-0.6-26.8–22.3-0.2-20.8–17.8
2075-0.4-27.6–23.50.1-21.6–18.4
2076-0.3-26.7–24.2-0.2-20.5–19.7
2077-0.3-26.8–24-0.2-21.7–18.2
2078-0.2-26.6–23.3-0.2-22.1–18.6
2079-0.5-27.4–23.6-0.4-21.3–17.3
2080-0.6-28.2–230-22.1–18.5
2081-0.7-27.7–22.8-0-21.9–19.6
2082-0.3-26.5–24.5-0.3-21.2–17.8
2083-0.3-27.6–22.7-0.4-21.5–17.1
2084-0.2-27.2–23.1-0.4-22.4–18.2
2085-0.3-28–22.2-0.4-22.7–18.3
2086-0.2-28.3–220.1-24–19.1
2087-0.1-28.4–22.7-0.1-23.6–18.3
2088-0.2-27.4–21.7-0.2-22.5–19.2
2089-0.2-27.9–23.1-0.3-22–19.1
2090-0.7-28.7–21.7-0-21.7–18.4
2091-1-29.7–24.1-0.2-22.4–18.7
2092-0.7-28.3–24.9-0.1-22.8–18.9
2093-0.7-29.2–22.8-0.1-24.3–18.2
2094-0.6-28.4–24.2-0.4-21.6–17.5
2095-0.5-28–23.6-0.3-21.4–18
2096-0.5-27.5–23.6-0.8-23.2–17.5
2097-0.5-29.2–22.8-0.5-22.9–19
2098-0.6-30.5–22.1-0.2-23.8–17.7
2099-0.2-29.7–24.3-0.1-23.2–18
2100-0.4-27.6–23.60-22.4–18.6

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Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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