International migrant stock in Sub-Saharan Africa
International migrants made up 2.0% of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
Sub-Saharan Africa, 2024
2.0%
Change from 2020
+0.1percentage points
World, 2024
3.7%
International migrant stock in Sub-Saharan Africa over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sub-Saharan Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.0% | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | 2.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 2.0% in 2020, a change of +0.1 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 2.9%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 3.7%.