Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Northern Africa

Number of immigrants in Northern Africa in 2024 — 4,868,412 people. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 105.3%.

2024 4.87M people +51.14% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 4.87M people2024
Period minimum 1.75M people2005

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Northern Africa, 1990–20241M2M3M4M5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 2,371,517 people1995: 2,072,498 people2000: 1,891,749 people2005: 1,749,765 people2010: 1,960,707 people2015: 2,279,390 people2020: 3,221,037 people2024: 4,868,412 people
Change over the period: +2.5M (+105.29%) Average annual rate: 2.14 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa

Northern Africa 4.87M people
World 303M people
Number of immigrants — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 4.87M
2020 3.22M
2015 2.28M
2010 1.96M
2005 1.75M
2000 1.89M
1995 2.07M
1990 2.37M

About the indicator

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.