Net migration, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Net migration, annual growth rate was 67.11 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
67.11 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 8,893.8%
Rank
7th
of 44 groups
All-time high
397.13 % change on previous year
in 1981
All-time low
-741.78 % change on previous year
in 1976
Years of data
62
1961–2025
Net migration, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 67.11 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 8,893.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 397.13 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, -741.78 % change on previous year, in 1976.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net migration, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -16.46 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 1963 | 14.72 % change on previous year | -189.4% |
| 1964 | 65.16 % change on previous year | +342.5% |
| 1965 | 10.4 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1966 | -84.61 % change on previous year | -913.3% |
| 1967 | 104.21 % change on previous year | -223.2% |
| 1968 | -188.6 % change on previous year | -281.0% |
| 1970 | -122.03 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8187 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 1973 | 188.88 % change on previous year | +22970.7% |
| 1974 | -66.26 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 1975 | -40.39 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 1976 | -741.78 % change on previous year | +1736.4% |
| 1977 | -145.58 % change on previous year | -80.4% |
| 1978 | 211.13 % change on previous year | -245.0% |
| 1979 | -87.55 % change on previous year | -141.5% |
| 1980 | -342.54 % change on previous year | +291.3% |
| 1981 | 397.13 % change on previous year | -215.9% |
| 1982 | 12.56 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 1983 | -133.95 % change on previous year | -1166.2% |
| 1984 | 163.16 % change on previous year | -221.8% |
| 1985 | 36.85 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 1986 | -73.43 % change on previous year | -299.2% |
| 1987 | 92.36 % change on previous year | -225.8% |
| 1988 | -456.55 % change on previous year | -594.3% |
| 1989 | 42.25 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1990 | -151.84 % change on previous year | -459.4% |
| 1991 | -34.41 % change on previous year | -77.3% |
| 1992 | 71.06 % change on previous year | -306.5% |
| 1993 | 75.55 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1994 | -450.29 % change on previous year | -696.0% |
| 1995 | 24.71 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 1996 | -362.05 % change on previous year | -1565.3% |
| 1997 | 20.72 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 1998 | 84.6 % change on previous year | +308.4% |
| 1999 | -511.54 % change on previous year | -704.7% |
| 2000 | -13.05 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2001 | 10.86 % change on previous year | -183.2% |
| 2002 | 11.37 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2003 | -12.19 % change on previous year | -207.3% |
| 2004 | 15.65 % change on previous year | -228.4% |
| 2005 | -39.34 % change on previous year | -351.3% |
| 2006 | -14.21 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 2007 | 8.46 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 2008 | 6.7 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2009 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 2010 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 2011 | -35.1 % change on previous year | +2799.5% |
| 2012 | 25.63 % change on previous year | -173.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 2014 | -27.72 % change on previous year | -193.6% |
| 2015 | 77.15 % change on previous year | -378.3% |
| 2016 | -454.14 % change on previous year | -688.7% |
| 2017 | 124.84 % change on previous year | -127.5% |
| 2018 | -46.48 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2019 | -272.84 % change on previous year | +487.0% |
| 2020 | 245.2 % change on previous year | -189.9% |
| 2021 | -106.72 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 2023 | -84.59 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2024 | -0.7632 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 2025 | 67.11 % change on previous year | -8893.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -8.54 % change on previous year | -188.6 % change on previous year | 104.21 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -89.2 % change on previous year | -741.78 % change on previous year | 211.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | -26.21 % change on previous year | -456.55 % change on previous year | 397.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -123.35 % change on previous year | -511.54 % change on previous year | 84.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.85 % change on previous year | -39.34 % change on previous year | 15.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -58.03 % change on previous year | -454.14 % change on previous year | 124.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.05 % change on previous year | -106.72 % change on previous year | 245.2 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 Hong Kong, China 192.69 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Sudan 153.55 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Rwanda 140.32 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Greece 113.55 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iraq 94 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Bermuda 60 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 59.83 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.4% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 24.7% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2022)
- Broad money 38.7% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.2% (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
- Net migration -223,909 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 67.11 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 397.13 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -741.78 % change on previous year in 1976.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.