Botswana vs Eritrea: Net migration

Botswana

-5,665

in 2025

Eritrea

-6,698

in 2025

Botswana rank

139th

Eritrea rank

141st

Net migration over time

Botswana
Eritrea

How they compare

Botswana currently reports -5,665 against -6,698 in Eritrea, a difference of 1,033.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 139th and Eritrea ranks 141st of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Botswana
Net migration in Eritrea
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Net migration
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.