Net migration estimates and projections in South Africa
The net migration rate in South Africa was 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2016.
South Africa, 2023 (latest estimate)
3.6
Change from 2022
−0.1per 1,000 people
Median of G20 countries, 2023
1.4 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030
2.1 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2050
2.3 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2100
2.1 per 1,000 people
Position in 2023
47th of 216
Net migration estimates and projections in South Africa over time
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South Africa
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Per 1,000 people. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | South Africa |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 1.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 2.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 1.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 2.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 2.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 2.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 2.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 2.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 2.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 2.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 3.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2022 | 3.7 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 7.5 per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | 6.1 per 1,000 people |
| 2019 | 5.6 per 1,000 people |
| 2018 | 5.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2017 | 6.0 per 1,000 people |
| 2016 | -15.4 per 1,000 people |
| 2015 | 11.3 per 1,000 people |
| 2014 | 4.9 per 1,000 people |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 from 3.7 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 4.2 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.6.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, South Africa has the 47th highest value.