In 2011, Khomas and Erongo had many more residents than were born in these two regions. Smaller gains were made in ǁKharas, Otjozondjupa and Oshikoto, while Ohangwena, Omusati and Hardap lost the greatest proportions of people that had been born there. These figures are growth rates, expressed as the change in population per hundred people born in each region. For example, 21 of every 100 people born in Ohangwena had left the region, while Khomas acquired 75 people for every 100 people born in Khomas.

While the numbers in the graph are for each region, they largely reflect the presence or absence of substantial urban and economic centres. Thus, migrants to Khomas and Erongo were mainly attracted to Windhoek, Walvis Bay and Swakopmund where large urban centres with economic activities were present, while Omusati and Ohangwena both had small urban and economic centres in 2011.

In 2011, more than half of all Namibians aged 25–59 years no longer lived where they were born, with somewhat more men having left their birthplaces than women. By the age of 60, the proportion of migrants decreased, perhaps because fewer people had migrated years ago when they were younger or because they had returned to retire in their original home villages and towns.