South Africa Average Net Migration 1960-2025
101,340
66 data points
Net migration · World Bank
South Africa's average net migration from 1960 to 2025 was 101,340, based on 66 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
146,370 |
−20,602 |
208th |
| 2024 |
166,972 |
−61,250 |
206th |
| 2023 |
228,222 |
−5,062 |
204th |
| 2022 |
233,284 |
−224,962 |
201st |
| 2021 |
458,246 |
+88,345 |
213th |
| 2020 |
369,901 |
+38,777 |
215th |
| 2019 |
331,124 |
+12,864 |
209th |
| 2018 |
318,260 |
−24,886 |
206th |
| 2017 |
343,146 |
+1.2M |
208th |
| 2016 |
-879,235 |
−1.5M |
3rd |
| 2015 |
641,150 |
+368,453 |
212th |
| 2014 |
272,697 |
+40,467 |
206th |
| 2013 |
232,230 |
−31,861 |
203rd |
| 2012 |
264,091 |
+198,925 |
209th |
| 2011 |
65,166 |
−3,397 |
188th |
| 2010 |
68,563 |
+27,035 |
194th |
| 2009 |
41,528 |
+4,659 |
187th |
| 2008 |
36,869 |
+530 |
185th |
| 2007 |
36,339 |
+3,180 |
185th |
| 2006 |
33,159 |
+1,873 |
183rd |
| 2005 |
31,286 |
−27,638 |
183rd |
| 2004 |
58,924 |
−6,680 |
196th |
| 2003 |
65,604 |
+15,291 |
194th |
| 2002 |
50,313 |
+111,106 |
195th |
| 2001 |
-60,793 |
+76,001 |
26th |
| 2000 |
-136,794 |
−10,783 |
11th |
| 1999 |
-126,011 |
−43,289 |
10th |
| 1998 |
-82,722 |
+15,459 |
17th |
| 1997 |
-98,181 |
+94,826 |
16th |
| 1996 |
-193,007 |
−94,604 |
9th |
| 1995 |
-98,403 |
+170,446 |
17th |
| 1994 |
-268,849 |
−463,826 |
10th |
| 1993 |
194,977 |
+266,319 |
205th |
| 1992 |
-71,342 |
−32,211 |
21st |
| 1991 |
-39,131 |
−298,849 |
37th |
| 1990 |
259,718 |
+4,113 |
209th |
| 1989 |
255,605 |
+9,223 |
212th |
| 1988 |
246,382 |
+15,373 |
212th |
| 1987 |
231,009 |
−3,369 |
213th |
| 1986 |
234,378 |
−10,562 |
212th |
| 1985 |
244,940 |
−45,849 |
214th |
| 1984 |
290,789 |
−19,383 |
215th |
| 1983 |
310,172 |
+16,977 |
215th |
| 1982 |
293,195 |
+13,210 |
214th |
| 1981 |
279,985 |
+21,858 |
213th |
| 1980 |
258,127 |
+201,804 |
210th |
| 1979 |
56,323 |
−5,798 |
197th |
| 1978 |
62,121 |
−1,618 |
201st |
| 1977 |
63,739 |
+36,406 |
203rd |
| 1976 |
27,333 |
−11,476 |
188th |
| 1975 |
38,809 |
+291 |
194th |
| 1974 |
38,518 |
−2,607 |
196th |
| 1973 |
41,125 |
+2,962 |
197th |
| 1972 |
38,163 |
+5,202 |
196th |
| 1971 |
32,961 |
−28,553 |
194th |
| 1970 |
61,514 |
−11,711 |
206th |
| 1969 |
73,225 |
−5,707 |
205th |
| 1968 |
78,932 |
−3,000 |
207th |
| 1967 |
81,932 |
+4,515 |
211th |
| 1966 |
77,417 |
−5,097 |
208th |
| 1965 |
82,514 |
+6,216 |
207th |
| 1964 |
76,298 |
+3,454 |
207th |
| 1963 |
72,844 |
+3,073 |
209th |
| 1962 |
69,771 |
+12,043 |
207th |
| 1961 |
57,728 |
+38,837 |
208th |
| 1960 |
18,891 |
– |
196th |
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