Emigration from Africa


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During the period of 2000–2005, an estimated 440,000 people per year emigrated from Africa; a total number of 17 million migrants within Africa was estimated for 2005.
The figure of 0.44 million African emigrants per year pales in comparison to the annual population growth of about 2.6%, indicating that only about 2% of Africa's population growth is compensated for by emigration.
During the 2000s, North Africa had been receiving large numbers of Sub-Saharan African migrants "in transit", predominantly from West Africa, who plan to enter Europe. An annual 22,000 illegal migrants took the route from either Tunisia or Libya to Lampedusa in the 2000–2005 period. This figure has decreased in 2006, but it has increased greatly as a result of the 2011 Tunisian revolution and the 2011 Libyan civil war. In 2005, 10,000 West African migrants heading for Europe were stranded in the Mauritanian port of Nouadhibou, and 20,000 sub-Saharan African migrants were waiting for an opportunity to cross to Europe in the Spanish enclaves in North Africa.

Statistics

;Asylum applicants to Europe, in thousands.
Sub-Saharan African
asylum applicants to Europe
201058 000
201184 000
201274 000
201391 000
2014139 000
2015164 000
2016196 000
2017168 000

;Sub-Saharan African lawful permanent residents and Sub Saharan refugee arrivals to the United States
Sub-Saharan African lawful permanent residents
and Sub-Saharan African refugee arrivals to the United States
201052 000
201148 000
201254 000
201356 000
201458 000
201560 000
201678 000

;Origin countries of sub-Saharan migrants living in both the United States and Europe.
United States
Nigeria280 000
Ethiopia220 000
Ghana160 000
Kenya120 000
South Africa100 000
Somalia90 000
Liberia80 000
Zimbabwe50 000
Tanzania50 000
Cameroon50 000

European Union, Norway, and Switzerland
Nigeria390 000
South Africa310 000
Somalia300 000
Senegal270 000
Ghana250 000
Angola220 000
Kenya180 000
D. C. Congo150 000
Cameroon150 000
Ivory Coast140 000


Percentage that would live in another country if had the means and opportunity to go
Ghana75 % of the pop.
Nigeria74 % of the pop.
Kenya54 % of the pop.
South Africa51 % of the pop.
Senegal46 % of the pop.
Tanzania43 % of the pop.

The World Bank Migration and Remittances Factbook of 2011 gives separate regional summaries for Sub-Saharan Africa on one hand and the Middle East and North Africa on the other. For both regions, there is a surplus of emigrants, even though a substantial part of migration takes place within each region.
For the Middle East and North Africa, there was an estimated stock of 18.1 million emigrants vs. 12.0 million immigrants.
31.5% of migration took place intra-regional, 40.2% was to high-income OECD countries.
The main migration corridors for North Africa were identified as Egypt–Saudi Arabia, Algeria–France
Egypt–Jordan, Morocco–France, Morocco–Spain, Morocco–Italy, and Egypt–Libya. The portion of refugees was estimated at 65.3% of migrants.
For Sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank report estimated a stock of 21.8 million emigrants vs. 17.7 million immigrants.
63.0% of migration was estimated as taking place intra-regionally, while 24.8% of migration was to high-income OECD countries.
The top ten migration corridors were
1. Burkina Faso–Côte d'Ivoire,
2. Zimbabwe–South Africa,
3. Côte d'Ivoire–Burkina Faso,
4. Uganda–Kenya,
5. Eritrea–Sudan,
6. Mozambique–South Africa,
7. Mali–Côte d'Ivoire,
8. Democratic Republic of Congo–Rwanda,
9. Lesotho–South Africa,
10. Eritrea–Ethiopia.

Europe

There is significant migration from Africa to Europe.
As of 2007, there were an estimated seven million African migrants living in OECD countries. Of these, about half are of North African origin, mostly residing in France, Italy, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands, while the other half are of Sub-Saharan African origin, present throughout Western Europe, with significant concentrations in Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The rate of migration is projected to increase in the coming decades, according to Sir Paul Collier, a development economist.
African immigration to the United States has been comparatively slight, totalling around 3,183,104 individuals as of 2010.
Some of this migration is illegal. The European Union Frontex agency's "Operation Hermes" is also monitoring the Mediterranean between North Africa and Italy. Due to increased border controls along the Mediterranean, there has been a shift of preferred migration routes towards Greece.

African populations in Europe

Approximate populations of African origin in Europe:
In Australia, the number of immigrants from Africa has grown substantially since the 1990s, with most concentrated in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The largest of these African Australian populations is the South African community, and the Census in 2011 recorded 145,683 South Africa-born people in Australia. News anchor Anton Enus, the author J. M. Coetzee, and the singer Selwyn Pretorius are examples of local celebrities from this community. Also substantial is the 40,000-strong Egyptian Australian community, mostly concentrated in Sydney, the 30,000-strong Zimbabwean Australian community, and the 28,000-strong Mauritian Australian community.