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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nInternational migration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Coming from further afield there are an estimated 2.4-million people, or 4% of South Africa’s population, who were born outside the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- There was an 11% increase<\/strong> in foreign-born residents since the last census in 2011. That’s an increase of about 240,000 people, much smaller than the 1.15-million increase between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The top 5 countries where migrants were born remain Zimbabwe<\/strong>, Mozambique<\/strong>, Lesotho<\/strong>, Malawi<\/strong> and the UK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Just over 1-million people from Zimbabwe<\/strong> live in South Africa, a 51% increase since 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The number of people from Malawi and Ethiopia has doubled<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- But there are fewer people from the UK, Namibia, India, Nigeria and Zambia<\/strong> \u2013 living in South Africa than there were in 2011.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Half of all international migrants live in Gauteng<\/strong> and 16% live in the Western Cape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nNotebook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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- Read more: Census 2022: Education in South Africa in 4 charts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- These charts were first published in The Outlier newsletter on 20 October 2023. Sign up to receive our fortnightly dive into data here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- These charts were first published in The Outlier newsletter on 20 October 2023. Sign up to receive our fortnightly dive into data here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- The top 5 countries where migrants were born remain Zimbabwe<\/strong>, Mozambique<\/strong>, Lesotho<\/strong>, Malawi<\/strong> and the UK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n