Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Namibia

Refugees by country of asylum in Namibia in 2024 — 5,258 people. Ranked 106 in the world out of 178. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3,766.2%.

2024 5,258 people +1.96% vs 2023
World rank 106of 178
Period maximum 30,886 people2001
Period minimum 136 people1991

Trend over time

1991–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Namibia, 1991–2024010,00020,00030,00040,0001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 136 people1992: 171 people1993: 584 people1994: 1,145 people1995: 1,679 people1996: 2,198 people1997: 2,502 people1998: 3,816 people1999: 7,612 people2000: 27,263 people2001: 30,886 people2002: 21,649 people2003: 19,800 people2004: 14,773 people2005: 5,297 people2006: 5,454 people2007: 6,522 people2008: 6,794 people2009: 7,160 people2010: 7,249 people2011: 6,050 people2012: 1,808 people2013: 2,330 people2014: 1,765 people2015: 1,730 people2016: 1,747 people2017: 2,182 people2018: 2,394 people2019: 3,182 people2020: 3,578 people2021: 3,733 people2022: 4,685 people2023: 5,157 people2024: 5,258 people
Change over the period: +5,122 (+3,766.18%) Average annual rate: 11.71 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Namibia

Namibia 5,258 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Southern Africa computed 78,959 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.02M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5,258 +101 +1.96%
2023 5,157 +472 +10.07%
2022 4,685 +952 +25.5%
2021 3,733 +155 +4.33%
2020 3,578 +396 +12.45%
2019 3,182 +788 +32.92%
2018 2,394 +212 +9.72%
2017 2,182 +435 +24.9%
2016 1,747 +17 +0.98%
2015 1,730 −35 −1.98%
2014 1,765 −565 −24.25%
2013 2,330 +522 +28.87%
2012 1,808 −4,242 −70.12%
2011 6,050 −1,199 −16.54%
2010 7,249 +89 +1.24%
2009 7,160 +366 +5.39%
2008 6,794 +272 +4.17%
2007 6,522 +1,068 +19.58%
2006 5,454 +157 +2.96%
2005 5,297 −9,476 −64.14%
2004 14,773 −5,027 −25.39%
2003 19,800 −1,849 −8.54%
2002 21,649 −9,237 −29.91%
2001 30,886 +3,623 +13.29%
2000 27,263 +19,651 +258.16%
1999 7,612 +3,796 +99.48%
1998 3,816 +1,314 +52.52%
1997 2,502 +304 +13.83%
1996 2,198 +519 +30.91%
1995 1,679 +534 +46.64%
1994 1,145 +561 +96.06%
1993 584 +413 +241.52%
1992 171 +35 +25.74%
1991 136

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.