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27 March 2024

Statistics South Africa in consultation with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) compiled the first ever Migration profile report for South Africa

Following in the footsteps of more than 100 countries around the world that have developed their own Migration Profiles, Stats SA in consultation with the IOM has compiled the first ever Migration Profile Report. Migration Profile reports are country owned tools developed together with stakeholders in government, academia, and civil society organisations. This report was developed in the hope of bringing together information from different sources in a structured manner. As a result, this landmark Profile delivers one of the most comprehensive overviews of migration trends and their impacts on South Africa to date. The Profile is comprised of the following themes:

  • Immigration patterns and characteristics
  • Immigration for employment and study purposes
  • Emigration
  • Irregular Migration
  • Safety and Security
  • Return Migration
  • Internal Migration and Migrants Households
  • Access to Social Grants
  • Migration Impacts
  • Recommendation on Migration data collection

 

      For technical inquiries contact:

      Diego Iturralde

Chief Director: Demography and Population Statistics

Cell: 082 413 2661

Email: DiegoI@statssa.gov.za

 

      Itani Ntsieni

Director: Migration Statistics

Cell: 063 681 3285

Email: ItaniN@statssa.govza

 

     For media inquiries contact:
Felicia Sithole

Cell: 076 430 0693

Email: felicias@statssa.gov.za

 

     Issued by Statistics South Africa