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    Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 15, 2022

    South Africa had the highest number of immigrants among all African countries as of July 2020, hosting 2.9 million people. Côte d'Ivoire followed with 2.6 million international migrants. Among the macro-regions, Eastern Africa hosted the highest number of international migrants in Africa, with 7.68 million. Western Africa followed with some 7.55 million migrants.

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