In 2020, there were over ** million international migrants in Africa. The vast majority of them came from Sub-Saharan Africa, amounting to nearly **** million. Northern Africa and Western Asia were the regions of origin of around *** million migrants. Moreover, the African continent was the destination of approximately *** thousand international migrants from Europe and Northern America as of the same period.
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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (December 31, 2020). Number of migrants in Africa in 2020, by region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231636/number-of-migrants-in-africa-by-region-of-origin/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Number of migrants in Africa in 2020, by region of origin ." Chart. December 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231636/number-of-migrants-in-africa-by-region-of-origin/
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2020). Number of migrants in Africa in 2020, by region of origin . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231636/number-of-migrants-in-africa-by-region-of-origin/
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Number of migrants in Africa in 2020, by region of origin [Graph], United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), December 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231636/number-of-migrants-in-africa-by-region-of-origin/
