International migrants in South Africa 2000-2020, by gender

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Natalie Cowling,
Apr 26, 2023
In 2020, South Africa hosted approximately 2.86 million international migrants. Males constituted the majority, amounting to approximately 57 percent of the total inbound migrant stock. The total number of international migrants dropped compared to 2015 when around 3.23 million people from around the world settled in South Africa.

Stock of international migrants in South Africa from 2000 to 2020, by gender

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Release date

2020

Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2000 to 2020*

Supplementary notes

* Years given refer to July 1.
Data are estimates based on official statistics on the foreign-born or the foreign population.

The source defines an international migrant as “any person who changes his or her country of usual residence”.

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