How many South Africans have emigrated?

It is difficult to measure emigration and there are limited official statistics available. Statistics South Africa estimates that about about a million South African citizens are living abroad. We showed in an earlier post that Statistics South Africa assumes emigration by whites totaling around 650 000 by 2026 in its migration projections.

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