WTMG Intelligence
Namibia Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Namibia's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score48.8335
Global RMOS Rank#110 of 171
Migration Momentum60.1
International Migrant Stock116,035
Migrant Share3.8%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Namibia's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS48.8335
Global rank#110
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 64.3%
Migrant-stock rank#116 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#86 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 60.1 | 25% | 15.0344 |
| Migrant Market Size | 32.7 | 20% | 6.5497 |
| Migrant Share | 42.4 | 15% | 6.3529 |
| GDP per Capita | 32.0 | 15% | 4.8034 |
| GDP Growth | 61.0 | 10% | 6.1017 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 62.4 | 10% | 6.2414 |
| Visa Accessibility | 75.0 | 5% | 3.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 48.8335 | ||
Namibia migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Namibia Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock116,035
2020 migrant stock109,391
2015 migrant stock101,618
2020-2024 change+6,644 (+6.1%)
2015-2024 change+14,417 (+14.2%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Namibia
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Angola | 42,539 | 40,105 | 37,350 | +2,434 (+6.1%) |
| #2 | Zimbabwe | 16,053 | 15,135 | 14,141 | +918 (+6.1%) |
| #3 | Germany | 10,070 | 9,494 | 8,870 | +576 (+6.1%) |
| #4 | South Africa | 9,422 | 8,883 | 8,300 | +539 (+6.1%) |
| #5 | China | 3,450 | 3,252 | 3,039 | +198 (+6.1%) |
| #6 | Zambia | 3,359 | 3,167 | 2,959 | +192 (+6.1%) |
| #7 | Kenya | 1,232 | 1,161 | 1,086 | +71 (+6.1%) |
| #8 | USA | 1,165 | 1,098 | 1,027 | +67 (+6.1%) |
| #9 | Nigeria | 1,092 | 1,029 | 961 | +63 (+6.1%) |
| #10 | Italy | 915 | 863 | 806 | +52 (+6.0%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Namibia
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Africa | 34,273 | 36,795 | 38,929 | -2,522 (-6.9%) |
| #2 | Australia | 1,890 | 1,687 | 1,436 | +203 (+12.0%) |
| #3 | Botswana | 1,043 | 988 | 926 | +55 (+5.6%) |
| #4 | Zambia | 1,026 | 774 | 554 | +252 (+32.6%) |
| #5 | Angola | 917 | 890 | 839 | +27 (+3.0%) |
| #6 | Finland | 179 | 152 | 90 | +27 (+17.8%) |
| #7 | Denmark | 114 | 97 | 75 | +17 (+17.5%) |
| #8 | Norway | 110 | 99 | 82 | +11 (+11.1%) |
| #9 | Iceland | 65 | 43 | 35 | +22 (+51.2%) |
| #10 | Kenya | 55 | 58 | 68 | -3 (-5.2%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
62.4
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 2 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
75.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 75.0, based on 2 contributing cities.
Namibia against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Namibia | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 48.8 | 55.8 | -6.9 |
| Migration Momentum | 60.1 | 60.1 | 0.0 |
| Migrant Market Size | 32.7 | 50.3 | -17.5 |
| Migrant Share | 42.4 | 50.0 | -7.6 |
| GDP per Capita | 32.0 | 51.1 | -19.1 |
| GDP Growth | 61.0 | 50.6 | +10.5 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 62.4 | 67.0 | -4.6 |
| Visa Accessibility | 75.0 | 60.0 | +15.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.