South Africa - Net migration

Net migration

The value for Net migration in South Africa was 727,026 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 55 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 919,697 in 2012 and a minimum value of -118,001 in 1987.

Definition: Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the total number of immigrants less the annual number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens. Data are five-year estimates.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

See also:

1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
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-200,000
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
Year Value
1962 106,550
1967 199,359
1972 222,659
1977 73,316
1982 180,998
1987 -118,001
1992 852,860
1997 639,902
2002 788,982
2007 862,221
2012 919,697
2017 727,026

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Migration