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Net Migration Rate by African country

2026

Net number of migrants per 1,000 people — positive for net immigration, negative for net emigration.

Africa, 202654 of 54 countries
−0.6population-weighted average
Highest in 2026Seychelles · 10.1Lowest in 2026Chad · −5.2Reported in 20260 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — −0.3Democratic Republic of the Congo — −0.2Somalia — 0.8Kenya — −0.6Sudan — 4.7Chad — −5.2South Africa — 2.0Lesotho — −2.0Zimbabwe — −3.2Botswana — −1.6Namibia — 0.0Senegal — −0.7Mali — −2.0Mauritania — −1.1Benin — −0.4Niger — −0.4Nigeria — −0.0Cameroon — −0.6Togo — −1.3Ghana — −0.7Cote d'Ivoire — 0.2Guinea — −1.3Guinea-Bissau — −0.8Liberia — −0.2Sierra Leone — −1.4Burkina Faso — −1.2Central African Republic — −2.7Republic of the Congo — −0.5Gabon — 0.4Equatorial Guinea — 1.8Zambia — 0.3Malawi — 0.1Mozambique — −1.5Eswatini — −4.3Angola — −0.1Burundi — −2.4Madagascar — −0.1Gambia — −1.0Tunisia — −1.2Algeria — −0.6Eritrea — −2.0Morocco — −1.6Egypt — −0.4Libya — 0.3Ethiopia — 0.2Djibouti — 0.3Uganda — −2.3Rwanda — −0.5South Sudan — 0.6Nigeria −0.0Nigeria −0.0Ethiopia 0.2Ethiopia 0.2Kenya −0.6Kenya −0.6South Africa 2.0South Africa 2.02026HIGHEST IN 2026Seychellesnot drawn10.1Sudan4.7South Africa2.0Equatorial Guinea1.8Somalia0.8LOWEST IN 2026Chad−5.2Eswatini−4.3Zimbabwe−3.2Sao Tome and Principenot drawn−2.8Central African Republic−2.7PINNEDEthiopia0.211 of 54Kenya−0.626 of 54Nigeria−0.015 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn−2.5Comorosnot drawn−2.5Mauritiusnot drawn−2.1per 1,000 · quintiles of the observed range−5.2−2−1.1−0.40.210.1no record
20142026
UN WPP · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries0.2
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries−0.3
Western Africa16 of 16 countries−0.9
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries−1.1
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries−1.2
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2026 figure−0.6

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
54 countries have a modelled 2026 figureThe provider estimated or projected it rather than measuring it that year. Those points are tagged Modelled in the table and drawn like any other on the map — read the tag before you quote the number.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2026 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Net Migration RateNet number of migrants per 1,000 people — positive for net immigration, negative for net emigration.
SourceUN WPP, with processing by Africa API
Unitper 1,000
Last updated7 Mar 2026
Next expected updateMar 2027
Date range1950–2026
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 0 reported, 54 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 0 countries did so for 2026 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2026 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Net Migration Rate". Data adapted from UN WPP. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/net-migration-rate
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=net_migration_rate_per_1000&year=2026&limit=100

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Net Migration Rate: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryNet Migration RatePeriod
1Seychelles10.12026
2Sudan4.732026
3South Africa2.012026
4Equatorial Guinea1.782026
5Somalia0.762026
6South Sudan0.642026
7Gabon0.442026
8Libya0.352026
9Zambia0.312026
10Djibouti0.252026
11Ethiopia0.22026
12Cote d'Ivoire0.22026
13Malawi0.062026
14Namibia0.022026
15Nigeria-0.012026
16Madagascar-0.082026
17Angola-0.112026
18Liberia-0.182026
19Democratic Republic of the Congo-0.252026
20Tanzania-0.352026
21Niger-0.372026
22Benin-0.422026
23Egypt-0.442026
24Rwanda-0.472026
25Republic of the Congo-0.52026
26Kenya-0.592026
27Algeria-0.62026
28Cameroon-0.622026
29Ghana-0.682026
30Senegal-0.692026
31Guinea-Bissau-0.822026
32Gambia-12026
33Mauritania-1.072026
34Burkina Faso-1.152026
35Tunisia-1.192026
36Togo-1.272026
37Guinea-1.282026
38Sierra Leone-1.372026
39Mozambique-1.532026
40Morocco-1.572026
41Botswana-1.62026
42Mali-2.032026
43Lesotho-2.042026
44Eritrea-2.042026
45Mauritius-2.122026
46Uganda-2.312026
47Burundi-2.382026
48Comoros-2.482026
49Cabo Verde-2.532026
50Central African Republic-2.742026
51Sao Tome and Principe-2.822026
52Zimbabwe-3.162026
53Eswatini-4.332026
54Chad-5.212026
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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