Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the sub-region

Stateless in Namibia

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Total Population of Concern JSON 
197,283
Last updated 30 Sep 2025
Source - Government, UNHCR 
Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Others of Concern JSON 
182,487
Last updated 30 Sep 2025
Source - Government, UNHCR 
Total Refugees and Asylum Seekers by Age and Gender JSON 
Source - Government, UNHCR
Total Statelessness (Namibia) JSON 
14,796
Last updated 30 Sep 2025
Source - UNHCR 
Total Forcibly Displaced People by Country JSON 
Location name Source Data date Population
Botswana Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   0.5% 926
Comoros Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   0.0% 24
Eswatini Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   2.6% 4,834
Lesotho Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   0.4% 699
Madagascar Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   0.8% 1,375
Mauritius Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   0.1% 239
Namibia Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   3.7% 6,775
South Africa Government, UNHCR 30 Sep 2025   91.9% 167,615

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    Monthly Protection Dashboard Sep 2025

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    Monthly Protection Dashboard Sep 2025
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    Joint AfDB-UNHCR Report_Investing in Development

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    Joint AfDB-UNHCR Report_Investing in Development
    Publish date: 9 October 2025 (21 days ago)
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    Evidence to Action Brief

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    Evidence to Action Brief
    Publish date: 3 October 2025 (27 days ago)
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    Monthly Protection Dashboard Sep 2025
    Publish date: 15 October 2025 (15 days ago)
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    Monthly Protection Dashboard Aug 2025

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    Publish date: 18 September 2025 (1 month ago)
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    UNHCR Southern Africa Fact Sheet - March 2025

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    UNHCR Southern Africa Fact Sheet - March 2025
    Publish date: 2 June 2025 (4 months ago)
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    Refugee Returnee Household Survey

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    Publish date: 30 June 2021 (4 years ago)
    Create date: 23 August 2021 (4 years ago)
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    Joint AfDB-UNHCR Report_Investing in Development

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    Joint AfDB-UNHCR Report_Investing in Development
    Publish date: 9 October 2025 (21 days ago)
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    Evidence to Action Brief

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    Evidence to Action Brief
    Publish date: 3 October 2025 (27 days ago)
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    CAPE TOWN OUTCOME DOCUMENT LEGAL SAFEGUARDS IN BIRTH REGISTRATION LAW FOR THE PREVENTION OF STATELESSNESS DEC 2023

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    CAPE TOWN OUTCOME DOCUMENT LEGAL SAFEGUARDS IN BIRTH REGISTRATION LAW DEC 2023
    Publish date: 4 July 2024 (1 year ago)
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    Operational Overview

    The South Africa Multi-Country Office started operations in 2020 in Pretoria as part of the broader decentralization process, and after the transformation of the former Regional Office for Southern Africa into two entities: SAMCO and the Regional Bureau for Southern Africa.

    SAMCO covers nine countries: Botswana, Comoros, the Kingdoms of Eswatini and Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles and South Africa.

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    Contact Information

    For inquiries on the Multi Country Office South Africa please contact:

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    Associate Information Management Officer Gurvinder Gurvinder
    gurvinde@unhcr.org