Botswana

Net migration rate in Botswana

Net migration rate in Botswana: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-2.6 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−0 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
181 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.4 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in BotswanaNet migration rate in Botswana: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -27.6 per 1,000 people and 23.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -27.6 per 1,000 people and 23.6 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 30.6 per 1,000 people in 1978, the lowest -27.2 per 1,000 people in 1970.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBotswana
2023-2.6
2022-3
2021-1.7
2020-4.8
2019-5
2018-5.1
2017-4.8
2016-4.6
2015-4.4
2014-4.1
2013-3.7
2012-3.1
2011-0.5
20102.5
20092.5
20082.2
20072.1
20062.3
20052.3
20042.4
20032.5
20022.7
20014.7
20005.8
19995.9
19986
19976.1
19966.1
19956.3
19946.2
19935.9
19925.8
19913.2
19902
19891.2
1988-0.2
19872.2
19862.2
19852.4
19842.2
19831.9
19821.7
19817.8
1980-11.6
197917.7
197830.6
197717.1
197615.7
197515.4
197412.9
197316.3
19729.5
1971-5
1970-27.2
1969-27
1968-26.9
1967-26.6
1966-26.2
1965-25.7
1964-7.3
1963-7.2
1962-7.5
1961-7.9
1960-8.4
1959-8.9
1958-9.2
1957-9.2
1956-8.7
1955-7.7
1954-6.3
1953-4.6
1952-3.1
1951-2.8
1950-2.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBotswana
2024-2.3-14.9–8.8
2025-2.2-19.2–12.7
2026-1.6-20.9–15.2
2027-1.7-22.6–15.9
2028-1.3-22.8–18.2
2029-1.5-23.6–18.4
2030-1-24.4–19.7
2031-1.4-23.6–18.6
2032-1-26.5–20.3
2033-1.1-25.9–20.2
2034-0.9-27.3–21.2
2035-0.9-25.9–21.5
2036-0.8-25.9–22.3
2037-0.8-25.8–22.4
2038-0.8-25.9–22
2039-0.7-26.6–21.5
2040-0.8-26–22.5
2041-0.8-27–21.5
2042-1-26–24.5
2043-0.7-26.2–23.8
2044-0.8-26.2–23.2
2045-0.5-24.8–23.6
2046-0.2-26.3–25
2047-0.3-25–23.9
2048-0.4-25.8–23.6
2049-0.5-28–23.9
2050-0.6-28.3–24.4
2051-0.5-26.4–24.5
2052-0.3-25.9–24
2053-0.5-26.7–23.5
2054-0.7-28.8–22
2055-0.4-26.6–23.4
2056-0.5-30.2–22.2
2057-0.1-27.4–23.6
2058-0.1-27.5–24.3
2059-0.6-28–21.7
2060-0.4-26.9–22.1
2061-0.3-26.6–23.2
2062-0.5-25.8–23.4
2063-0.7-27.4–23
2064-0.5-26–22.4
2065-0.5-26.3–23.3
2066-0.7-26.2–23.6
2067-0.4-27–22.6
2068-0.7-26.6–22.7
2069-0.6-25.1–23.9
2070-1-26.3–22.4
2071-0.9-25.5–22.8
2072-0.5-26.8–23.7
2073-0.7-27–24
2074-0.6-26.8–22.3
2075-0.4-27.6–23.5
2076-0.3-26.7–24.2
2077-0.3-26.8–24
2078-0.2-26.6–23.3
2079-0.5-27.4–23.6
2080-0.6-28.2–23
2081-0.7-27.7–22.8
2082-0.3-26.5–24.5
2083-0.3-27.6–22.7
2084-0.2-27.2–23.1
2085-0.3-28–22.2
2086-0.2-28.3–22
2087-0.1-28.4–22.7
2088-0.2-27.4–21.7
2089-0.2-27.9–23.1
2090-0.7-28.7–21.7
2091-1-29.7–24.1
2092-0.7-28.3–24.9
2093-0.7-29.2–22.8
2094-0.6-28.4–24.2
2095-0.5-28–23.6
2096-0.5-27.5–23.6
2097-0.5-29.2–22.8
2098-0.6-30.5–22.1
2099-0.2-29.7–24.3
2100-0.4-27.6–23.6

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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