Migration flows · 2025
South Africa
Where people move to and from South Africa in 2025. The left column is where residents go; the right column is where arrivals come from. Reported movements only.
Total leaving South Africa
3,859
Total arriving in South Africa
137,082
South Africa & its flows
Flat world map. Red arrows & labels = where people go to; green arrows & labels = where people come from. Drag to pan, scroll or use the buttons to zoom (zoom in to reveal names of small or clustered countries).
Incoming vs outgoing by year
Yearly totals of people arriving in and leaving South Africa. Reported movements only.
Where South Africa’s people go
Top destination countries
- 1 Ireland 948
- 2 Canada 708
- 3 Australia 544
- 4 Korea, Rep. 344
- 5 United States 279
- 6 France 217
- 7 United Kingdom 207
- 8 Israel 189
- 9 Brazil 120
- 10 Germany 83
- 11 Italy 29
- 12 Netherlands 25
- 13 New Zealand 22
- 14 Argentina 18
- 15 Cyprus 17
- 16 Belgium 17
- 17 Mexico 15
- 18 Peru 13
- 19 Spain 13
- 20 Costa Rica 10
- 21 Luxembourg 10
- 22 Norway 10
- 23 Switzerland 10
- 24 Zambia 6
- 25 Greece 5
Where arrivals come from
Top origin countries
- 1 Congo, Dem. Rep. 39,261
- 2 Ethiopia 38,619
- 3 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21,836
- 4 Burundi 7,076
- 5 Bangladesh 6,663
- 6 Congo, Rep. 6,026
- 7 Zimbabwe 4,723
- 8 Uganda 1,922
- 9 Pakistan 1,723
- 10 Eritrea 1,590
- 11 Rwanda 1,473
- 12 Nigeria 1,313
- 13 India 1,239
- 14 Cameroon 879
- 15 Malawi 628
- 16 Kenya 451
- 17 Ghana 439
- 18 West Bank and Gaza 277
- 19 Tanzania 231
- 20 Senegal 179
- 21 Niger 172
- 22 Zambia 133
- 23 Sudan 94
- 24 Egypt, Arab Rep. 72
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 63