Net migration in South Africa in 2025 — 146,370 people. Ranked 9 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 674.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 146,370 | −20,602 | −12.34% |
| 2024 | 166,972 | −61,250 | −26.84% |
| 2023 | 228,222 | −5,062 | −2.17% |
| 2022 | 233,284 | −224,962 | −49.09% |
| 2021 | 458,246 | +88,345 | +23.88% |
| 2020 | 369,901 | +38,777 | +11.71% |
| 2019 | 331,124 | +12,864 | +4.04% |
| 2018 | 318,260 | −24,886 | −7.25% |
| 2017 | 343,146 | +1.22M | +139.03% |
| 2016 | -879,235 | −1.52M | −237.13% |
| 2015 | 641,150 | +368,453 | +135.11% |
| 2014 | 272,697 | +40,467 | +17.43% |
| 2013 | 232,230 | −31,861 | −12.06% |
| 2012 | 264,091 | +198,925 | +305.26% |
| 2011 | 65,166 | −3,397 | −4.95% |
| 2010 | 68,563 | +27,035 | +65.1% |
| 2009 | 41,528 | +4,659 | +12.64% |
| 2008 | 36,869 | +530 | +1.46% |
| 2007 | 36,339 | +3,180 | +9.59% |
| 2006 | 33,159 | +1,873 | +5.99% |
| 2005 | 31,286 | −27,638 | −46.9% |
| 2004 | 58,924 | −6,680 | −10.18% |
| 2003 | 65,604 | +15,291 | +30.39% |
| 2002 | 50,313 | +111,106 | +182.76% |
| 2001 | -60,793 | +76,001 | +55.56% |
| 2000 | -136,794 | −10,783 | −8.56% |
| 1999 | -126,011 | −43,289 | −52.33% |
| 1998 | -82,722 | +15,459 | +15.75% |
| 1997 | -98,181 | +94,826 | +49.13% |
| 1996 | -193,007 | −94,604 | −96.14% |
| 1995 | -98,403 | +170,446 | +63.4% |
| 1994 | -268,849 | −463,826 | −237.89% |
| 1993 | 194,977 | +266,319 | +373.3% |
| 1992 | -71,342 | −32,211 | −82.32% |
| 1991 | -39,131 | −298,849 | −115.07% |
| 1990 | 259,718 | +4,113 | +1.61% |
| 1989 | 255,605 | +9,223 | +3.74% |
| 1988 | 246,382 | +15,373 | +6.65% |
| 1987 | 231,009 | −3,369 | −1.44% |
| 1986 | 234,378 | −10,562 | −4.31% |
| 1985 | 244,940 | −45,849 | −15.77% |
| 1984 | 290,789 | −19,383 | −6.25% |
| 1983 | 310,172 | +16,977 | +5.79% |
| 1982 | 293,195 | +13,210 | +4.72% |
| 1981 | 279,985 | +21,858 | +8.47% |
| 1980 | 258,127 | +201,804 | +358.3% |
| 1979 | 56,323 | −5,798 | −9.33% |
| 1978 | 62,121 | −1,618 | −2.54% |
| 1977 | 63,739 | +36,406 | +133.19% |
| 1976 | 27,333 | −11,476 | −29.57% |
| 1975 | 38,809 | +291 | +0.76% |
| 1974 | 38,518 | −2,607 | −6.34% |
| 1973 | 41,125 | +2,962 | +7.76% |
| 1972 | 38,163 | +5,202 | +15.78% |
| 1971 | 32,961 | −28,553 | −46.42% |
| 1970 | 61,514 | −11,711 | −15.99% |
| 1969 | 73,225 | −5,707 | −7.23% |
| 1968 | 78,932 | −3,000 | −3.66% |
| 1967 | 81,932 | +4,515 | +5.83% |
| 1966 | 77,417 | −5,097 | −6.18% |
| 1965 | 82,514 | +6,216 | +8.15% |
| 1964 | 76,298 | +3,454 | +4.74% |
| 1963 | 72,844 | +3,073 | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 69,771 | +12,043 | +20.86% |
| 1961 | 57,728 | +38,837 | +205.58% |
| 1960 | 18,891 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net migration is the number of people arriving in a country minus the number leaving it, counting both citizens and foreigners. A positive value means net inflow, a negative one net outflow. The UN Population Division publishes the indicator at five-year intervals and derives it residually, as the difference between the actual change in population and natural increase, so errors of registration end up inside it as well.
Important: The value refers to a five-year period rather than to a single year; in the years between reference points the figure repeats.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
Annual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Migration Refugees by country of asylumHow many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Demography Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.
Demography Crude birth rateLive births per 1,000 people of population per year.
