South Africa

2631000

Immigrant Population

4.1%

Immigrant Share of Total Population

1006000

Emigrant Population

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Africa Moves Towards Intracontinental Free Movement for Its Booming Population

Africa's population boom is fueling intra-continental migration, but political fragmentation and security concerns leave the African Union's free movement vision unrealized.

Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

The highly diverse sub-Saharan African immigrant population in the United States more than doubled since 2000, reaching 2 million in 2018.

African Countries Relax Short-Term Visa Policies for Chinese in Sign of Increased Openness to China

As Sino-African trade and migration expand, at least 27 African countries now offer Chinese nationals visa-free or visa-on-arrival entry.

Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States

Sub-Saharan Africans in the United States are a fast-growing, highly educated group, with many entering as refugees or through the Diversity Visa Lottery.

Paying for Protection: Corruption in South Africa’s Asylum System

South Africa’s rights-based asylum laws coexist with a restrictive system marked by corruption, in which access to protection may depend less on need than on money.

Living In Between: The Chinese in South Africa

South Africa is home to three distinct communities of Chinese, whose levels of integration vary sharply by time of arrival, language, and legal status.

Show Me the Money (and Opportunity): Why Skilled People Leave Home — and Why They Sometimes Return

Foreign wages are major brain-drain drivers across professions, but many skilled migrants often return to their origin countries or go back and forth between locations.