Countries with the most international migrants in Africa 2020

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Saifaddin Galal
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Jan 31, 2024
South Africa had the highest number of immigrants among all African countries as of July 2020, hosting 2.9 million people. Côte d'Ivoire followed with 2.6 million international migrants. Among the macro-regions, Eastern Africa hosted the highest number of international migrants in Africa, with 7.68 million. Western Africa followed with some 7.55 million migrants.

Number of international migrants in Africa as of 2020, by country (in millions)

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Statistic: Number of international migrants in Africa as of 2020, by country (in millions)

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Release date

2021

Region

Africa

Survey time period

July 1, 2020

Supplementary notes

Estimated data. Figures were rounded.

Only countries with over 500,000 international migrants are displayed.

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