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South Africa

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  • Population........................................................................58,048,332 (2023 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................0.91% (2023 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................18.24 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Death rate................................................9.25 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Net migration rate..................................0.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Ethnic groups*..................................Black African 80.9%, Colored 8.8%, White 7.8%, Indian/Asian 2.6% (2021 est.)

* Colored is a term used in South Africa, including on the national census, for persons of mixed race ancestry who developed a distinct cultural identity over several hundred years

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Two boys pose in an informal settlement east of Johannesburg largely populated by immigrants.
Profile
November 18, 2021

South Africa Reckons with Its Status as a Top Immigration Destination, Apartheid History, and Economic Challenges

South Africa hosts the most immigrants of any African country. Yet it faces conflicting pressures, including the legacy of apartheid, a steady outflow of well-educated South Africans, and the need to juggle bilateral labor mobility schemes at a time of economic insecurity and high unemployment. This article traces these pressures and how they have developed over time.

Recent Activity

Top Ten
December 1, 2009
Some Relief for Immigrants in the Developing World

South Africa, Brazil, and Costa Rica—all destinations for migrants from the region—sought to make the lives of immigrants a little better in 2009.

Top Ten
December 4, 2008
Xenophobia Rising

Unfortunately, 2008 brought a new wave of xenophobia, most notably in South Africa and Italy.

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Profile
July 28, 2008
South Africa: Policy in the Face of Xenophobia
South Africa is struggling to define a post-apartheid migration policy that is responsive to its changing role in Africa, the relationship between migration and development, and the country's rampant xenophobia, seen most graphically in May 2008. Jonathan Crush of the Southern African Migration Project reports on the latest developments.
Feature
September 1, 2004
Changing Configurations of Migration in Africa

Aderanti Adepoju of the Human Resources Development Centre in Lagos provides an overview of Africa's dynamic migration flows, examining trends ranging from feminization to diversification.

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