Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Namibia

Refugees by country of origin in Namibia in 2024 — 646 people. Ranked 92 in the world out of 200. Since 1966, the indicator has risen by 258.9%.

2024 646 people +44.52% vs 2023
World rank 92of 200
Period maximum 77,550 people1984
Period minimum 12 people1995

Trend over time

1966–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Namibia, 1966–2024020,00040,00060,00080,000196619721978198419901996200220082014202020241966: 180 people1967: 230 people1968: 1,330 people1969: 840 people1970: 900 people1971: 900 people1972: 1,000 people1973: 3,410 people1974: 3,420 people1975: 3,970 people1976: 9,020 people1977: 12,930 people1978: 35,760 people1979: 40,580 people1980: 55,620 people1981: 74,520 people1982: 75,170 people1983: 75,110 people1984: 77,550 people1985: 76,916 people1986: 76,966 people1987: 75,726 people1988: 76,591 people1989: 3,704 people1990: 532 people1991: 204 people1992: 17 people1993: 133 people1994: 65 people1995: 12 people1996: 13 people1998: 1,900 people1999: 702 people2000: 2,307 people2001: 2,295 people2002: 1,298 people2003: 1,289 people2004: 1,307 people2005: 1,221 people2006: 1,196 people2007: 1,123 people2008: 976 people2009: 918 people2010: 1,013 people2011: 1,067 people2012: 1,097 people2013: 1,138 people2014: 1,250 people2015: 1,272 people2016: 1,363 people2017: 1,368 people2018: 1,331 people2019: 459 people2020: 457 people2021: 441 people2022: 317 people2023: 447 people2024: 646 people
Change over the period: +466 (+258.89%) Average annual rate: 2.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Namibia 646 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Southern Africa computed 2,244 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.11M people
Refugees by country of origin — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 646 +199 +44.52%
2023 447 +130 +41.01%
2022 317 −124 −28.12%
2021 441 −16 −3.5%
2020 457 −2 −0.44%
2019 459 −872 −65.51%
2018 1,331 −37 −2.7%
2017 1,368 +5 +0.37%
2016 1,363 +91 +7.15%
2015 1,272 +22 +1.76%
2014 1,250 +112 +9.84%
2013 1,138 +41 +3.74%
2012 1,097 +30 +2.81%
2011 1,067 +54 +5.33%
2010 1,013 +95 +10.35%
2009 918 −58 −5.94%
2008 976 −147 −13.09%
2007 1,123 −73 −6.1%
2006 1,196 −25 −2.05%
2005 1,221 −86 −6.58%
2004 1,307 +18 +1.4%
2003 1,289 −9 −0.69%
2002 1,298 −997 −43.44%
2001 2,295 −12 −0.52%
2000 2,307 +1,605 +228.63%
1999 702 −1,198 −63.05%
1998 1,900
1996 13 +1 +8.33%
1995 12 −53 −81.54%
1994 65 −68 −51.13%
1993 133 +116 +682.35%
1992 17 −187 −91.67%
1991 204 −328 −61.65%
1990 532 −3,172 −85.64%
1989 3,704 −72,887 −95.16%
1988 76,591 +865 +1.14%
1987 75,726 −1,240 −1.61%
1986 76,966 +50 +0.07%
1985 76,916 −634 −0.82%
1984 77,550 +2,440 +3.25%
1983 75,110 −60 −0.08%
1982 75,170 +650 +0.87%
1981 74,520 +18,900 +33.98%
1980 55,620 +15,040 +37.06%
1979 40,580 +4,820 +13.48%
1978 35,760 +22,830 +176.57%
1977 12,930 +3,910 +43.35%
1976 9,020 +5,050 +127.2%
1975 3,970 +550 +16.08%
1974 3,420 +10 +0.29%
1973 3,410 +2,410 +241%
1972 1,000 +100 +11.11%
1971 900 +0 +0%
1970 900 +60 +7.14%
1969 840 −490 −36.84%
1968 1,330 +1,100 +478.26%
1967 230 +50 +27.78%
1966 180

Southern Africa, 2024

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

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.