As of July 2019, Eastern Africa hosted the majority of the international migrants in Africa, corresponding to 30 percent of the total. Western Africa followed with 28 percent of the migrants within its borders. Instead, Northern Africa was the region with the smallest percentage of international migrants on the continent.
Distribution of international migrants in Africa as of 2019, by region
The source specifies that:
"Estimates of the number of international migrants are based on either the foreign-born population or, in the absence of such information, the population of foreign citizens."
According to the original source, international migrants are "people living in a country or area other than that in which they were born."
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International Organization for Migration. (December 1, 2020). Distribution of international migrants in Africa as of 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1231511/distribution-of-international-migrants-in-africa-by-region/
International Organization for Migration. "Distribution of international migrants in Africa as of 2019, by region ." Chart. December 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1231511/distribution-of-international-migrants-in-africa-by-region/
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