Number of immigrants in South Africa in 2024 — 2,631,100 people. Ranked 29 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 104.6%.
1990–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.63M | — | — |
| 2020 | 2.64M | — | — |
| 2015 | 3.16M | — | — |
| 2010 | 2.27M | — | — |
| 2005 | 1.51M | — | — |
| 2000 | 997,703 | — | — |
| 1995 | 1.01M | — | — |
| 1990 | 1.29M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.
Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's population is made up of people born abroad.
Finance Remittances receivedHow much money people working abroad send home.
Demography Net migrationThe difference between the number of arrivals and departures over a five-year period.
Migration Refugees by country of asylumHow many refugees a country hosts. The UNHCR series runs from 1951 — from the founding of the organization.
