Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the sub-region

Stateless in Namibia

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Total Population of Concern JSON 
197,257
Last updated 31 Aug 2025
Source - Government, UNHCR 
Refugees, Asylum-Seekers and Others of Concern JSON 
182,461
Last updated 31 Aug 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 31 Aug 2025
Source - UNHCR 
Total Forcibly Displaced People by Country* JSON 
Nom du lieu Source Data date Population
Botswana Government, UNHCR 31 Aug 2025   0.5% 930
Comoros Government, UNHCR 31 Aug 2025   0.0% 24
Eswatini Government, UNHCR 31 Aug 2025   2.6% 4,799
Lesotho Government, UNHCR 31 Aug 2025   0.4% 700
Madagascar Government, UNHCR 31 Aug 2025   0.8% 1,370
Mauritius Government, UNHCR 31 Aug 2025   0.1% 219
Namibia Government, UNHCR 31 Aug 2025   3.7% 6,804
South Africa Government, UNHCR 31 Aug 2025   91.9% 167,615

* Seychelles is part of the Multi Country Office of South Africa (SAMCO). At present, there is no population of people we serve in Seychelles.

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    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