South African diaspora
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 Map of the South African diaspora in the world | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~915,000[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United Kingdom | >217,181 (2021)[2] |
 Australia | 206,730 (2022)[3] |
 United States | 139,322 (2022)[4] |
 United Arab Emirates | ~100,000 (2014)[5] |
 New Zealand | 71,382 (2018)[6] |
 Canada | 51,590 (2021)[7] |
 Netherlands | 41,300 (2023)[8] |
 Israel | 22,315 (2021)[9] |
 Germany | 20,378 (2020)[10] |
 Mozambique | 20,171 (2020)[10] |
 Zimbabwe | 19,731 (2020)[10] |
 Ireland | 15,886 (2022)[11] |
 Eswatini | 12,712 (2020)[10] |
 Portugal | 10,630 (2021)[12] |
 Namibia | 8,883 (2020)[10] |
 Switzerland | 8,324 (2020)[10] |
 Greece | 7,045 (2020)[10] |
 Qatar | ~6,500 (2019)[13] |
 Angola | 6,295 (2020)[10] |
 Malawi | 6,054 (2020)[10] |
 France | 5,925 (2020)[10] |
 Italy | 5,834 (2020)[10] |
 Botswana | 5,733 (2020)[10] |
 Cyprus | 4,937 (2020)[10] |
 Lesotho | 4,782 (2020)[10] |
 Spain | 4,303 (2022)[14] |
 Sweden | 4,263 (2022)[15] |
 Belgium | 4,176 (2020)[10] |
 Zambia | 3,788 (2020)[10] |
 Brazil | 3,069 (2022)[16] |
The South African diaspora consists of
emigrants and their descendants living outside South Africa. The largest concentrations of South African emigrants are to be found in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and the United Arab Emirates. At the time of the 2021 United Kingdom census, 217,180 residents of England and Wales were born in South Africa.[17] In Australia, there were 189,207 South African-born people living in the country at the moment of the 2021 Census.[18] The 2021 American Community Survey identified 123,461 South African-born residents of the country.[19]
According to the data compiled by
United States territory) (4.4%), 7. United Arab Emirates (4.2%), 8. Cuba (4.0%), 9. Canada (3.0%), and 10. China (2.0%).[20][21][22]
A number of
South African Rand, economic mismanagement during the Jacob Zuma presidency and changes in the South African economy. More recently, over 128,000 people emigrated from South Africa between 2015 and 2020, more than three times as many as between 2010 and 2015 (43,000 people).[23]
Afrikaners and Black South Africans generally have much lower emigration rates than their English and Jewish counterparts. In 2022, the most popular destinations for emigrating South Africans were the United Kingdom, Australia, Portugal, Canada and Mauritius.[24]
See also
External links
References
- ^ "International Migrant Stock [Total, origin]". United Nations.
- ^ "International migration, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics.
- ^ "Australia's Population by Country of Birth". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "B05006PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "UAE's population - by nationality". BQ Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017.
- ^ "2018 Census totals by topic – national highlights". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Immigrant population by selected places of birth, admission category and period of immigration, 2021 Census". Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Population; sex, age, country of origin, country of birth, 1 January". Statistics Netherlands.
- ^ "IMMIGRANTS,(1) BY PERIOD OF IMMIGRATION, COUNTRY OF BIRTH AND LAST COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "International Migrant Stock [Destination and origin]". United Nations.
- ^ "Census of Population 2022 - Summary Results, Migration and Diversity". Central Statistics Office.
- ^ "Resident population by Place of residence at Census date [2021], Sex, Age group and Birthplace". Statistics Portugal.
- ^ "Population of Qatar by nationality - 2019 report". Priya DSouza Communications.
- ^ "Población (españoles/extranjeros) por País de Nacimiento, sexo y año". Spanish Statistics Office.
- ^ "Population by country of birth, age and sex. Year 2000 - 2022". Statistics Sweden.
- ^ "Imigrantes Internacionais Registrados no Brasil". Observatório das Migrações em São Paulo.
- ^ "International migration, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office of National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Cultural Diversity: Census". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "B05006PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "This is who is emigrating from South Africa – and where they are going". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Cheers, South Africa: Reasons behind spike in emigration". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.
- ^ "End of the SA dream? Emigration stats show Zim, Mozambique hotspots". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.
- ^ "South African businesses in a panic over emigration". BusinessTech.
- ^ "Top 5 destinations South Africans emigrated to in 2022". IOL.co.za.
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