Which country in Africa has the highest net migration?

The Seychelles has the highest net migration in Africa: +13.0 per 1,000 people (2025). Next come the Sudan (+5.6 per 1,000 people) and South Africa (+2.3 per 1,000 people).

Which country in Africa has the lowest net migration?

Chad, with −5.9 per 1,000 people (2025).

What is the typical net migration of a country in Africa?

The median of the 54 countries in Africa is −0.6 per 1,000 people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

People who moved into the country in a year minus people who moved out, for every 1,000 inhabitants — above zero, more arrive than leave. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Africa by net migration

People who moved into the country in a year minus people who moved out, for every 1,000 inhabitants — above zero, more arrive than leave. 54 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, 2025

See it on the map

Map: Net migration — Africa — **−10**−3−0.5+0.5+3+10No data

Highest

+13.0

Seychelles

Median country

−0.6

half above, half below

Lowest

−5.9

Chad

Countries in Africa by net migration, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	Per 1,000 people	Region
1	Seychelles	+13.0	Eastern Africa
2	Sudan	+5.6	Northern Africa
3	South Africa	+2.3	Southern Africa
4	Equatorial Guinea	+2.0	Middle Africa
=5	Namibia	+0.6	Southern Africa
=5	Somalia	+0.6	Eastern Africa
7	South Sudan	+0.5	Eastern Africa
=8	Gabon	+0.4	Middle Africa
=8	Rwanda	+0.4	Eastern Africa
=10	Côte d'Ivoire	+0.3	Western Africa
=10	Zambia	+0.3	Eastern Africa
12	Ethiopia	+0.2	Eastern Africa
13	Libya	0.0	Northern Africa
=14	Angola	−0.1	Middle Africa
=14	Madagascar	−0.1	Eastern Africa
=14	Nigeria	−0.1	Western Africa
=17	DR Congo	−0.2	Middle Africa
=17	Tanzania	−0.2	Eastern Africa
=19	Malawi	−0.3	Eastern Africa
=19	Niger	−0.3	Western Africa
=21	Benin	−0.5	Western Africa
=21	Cameroon	−0.5	Middle Africa
=21	Congo	−0.5	Middle Africa
=21	Djibouti	−0.5	Eastern Africa
=21	Egypt	−0.5	Northern Africa
=21	Ghana	−0.5	Western Africa
=21	Kenya	−0.5	Eastern Africa
=28	Algeria	−0.6	Northern Africa
=28	Guinea-Bissau	−0.6	Western Africa
30	Senegal	−0.7	Western Africa
31	Mauritania	−0.9	Western Africa
=32	Burkina Faso	−1.1	Western Africa
=32	Gambia	−1.1	Western Africa
=32	Guinea	−1.1	Western Africa
35	Tunisia	−1.2	Northern Africa
36	Sierra Leone	−1.3	Western Africa
37	Morocco	−1.5	Northern Africa
=38	Liberia	−1.7	Western Africa
=38	Togo	−1.7	Western Africa
40	Mozambique	−1.8	Eastern Africa
=41	Eritrea	−1.9	Eastern Africa
=41	Mali	−1.9	Western Africa
=43	Botswana	−2.2	Southern Africa
=43	Lesotho	−2.2	Southern Africa
=43	Mauritius	−2.2	Eastern Africa
46	Uganda	−2.3	Eastern Africa
=47	Burundi	−2.4	Eastern Africa
=47	Cabo Verde	−2.4	Western Africa
=47	Comoros	−2.4	Eastern Africa
=50	Central African Republic	−2.7	Middle Africa
=50	São Tomé and Principe	−2.7	Middle Africa
52	Zimbabwe	−3.2	Eastern Africa
53	Eswatini	−4.6	Southern Africa
54	Chad	−5.9	Middle Africa

Questions

Which country in Africa has the highest net migration?: The Seychelles has the highest net migration in Africa: +13.0 per 1,000 people (2025). Next come the Sudan (+5.6 per 1,000 people) and South Africa (+2.3 per 1,000 people).
Which country in Africa has the lowest net migration?: Chad, with −5.9 per 1,000 people (2025).
What is the typical net migration of a country in Africa?: The median of the 54 countries in Africa is −0.6 per 1,000 people: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: People who moved into the country in a year minus people who moved out, for every 1,000 inhabitants — above zero, more arrive than leave. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.