Migration trends in Angola
Africa
617K people from Angola have built lives abroad. That's 1.6% of the country population, spread across 40 different countries
37.9M
Population
159.3K
Immigrants
617K
Emigrants
−457.7K
Outflow
1.6% of people born in Angola now live abroad
The #94 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Angola
Where people move to
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
27.8K immigrants · 799.1K emigrants
2000
- The diaspora abroad peaked at 873.5K and then began to shrink
2005
- The exodus eased — the diaspora abroad shrank by 24%
- Emigration to Zambia declined sharply — 139.6K fewer migrants there
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 98%
- The foreign-born population passed 100K residents
2020
- Portugal replaced DR Congo as the main destination for those leaving
Today
- Since 1990: 131.5K more foreign-born residents and 182.1K fewer citizens living abroad